You are assessing the abdomen of a patient you have just admitted to your unit with a suspected GI disease. You notice several lesions on the patient's abdomen. Why would it be of particular importance to document these lesions?
A) It would not be of particular importance to document these lesions
B) Because skin problems often cause GI disorders
C) Because GI diseases often produce skin changes
D) Because these lesions may make the physician look at a disease that is not GI in origin
Ans: C
Feedback: Lesions are of particular importance, because GI diseases often produce skin changes. Skin problems do not cause GI disorders.
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