The nurse caring for a client with an intestinal malignancy assesses for bleeding, which would most likely be manifested by
a. abdominal discomfort.
b. hematemesis.
c. hematochezia.
d. hypotension.
C
Bleeding may be caused by trauma, ulceration, inflammation, or a growth that erodes through a blood vessel. The usual manifestation is blood in the stool (hematochezia) rather than in the vo-mitus (hematemesis). Hypotension would be a late sign of bleeding.
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