The nurse will anticipate which diagnostic examination for a patient with black tarry stools?
a. Ultrasound
b. Barium enema
c. Endoscopy
d. Anorectal manometry
ANS: C
Black tarry stools are an indication of bleeding in the GI tract; endoscopy would allow visualization of the bleeding. No other option (ultrasound, barium enema, and anorectal manometry) would allow GI visualization.
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