A nurse assesses a client who has cholecystitis. Which clinical manifestation indicates that the condition is chronic rather than acute?
a. Temperature of 100.1 ° F (37.8 ° C)
b. Positive Murphy's sign
c. Light-colored stools
d. Upper abdominal pain after eating
ANS: C
Jaundice, clay-colored stools, and dark urine are more commonly seen with chronic cholecystitis. The other symptoms are seen equally with both chronic and acute cholecystitis.
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