The nurse is admitting a patient who is 12 weeks pregnant and an IV drug user. She has had a number of sexual partners, complains of malaise, and has yellow in the eyes, nausea, and vomiting
Having obtained this history, the nurse suspects that the patient has: Select all that apply. 1. Hepatitis E.
2. Hepatitis C.
3. Gonorrhea.
4. Hepatitis A.
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Rationale 1: While the symptoms of hepatitis E are similar to those the patient displays, it is not transmitted by sexual contact, and is mainly found in Asia and the Middle East.
Rationale 2: Hepatitis C is bloodborne, and found in drug users and those who have multiple sexual partners.
Rationale 3: A person with gonorrhea does not have these symptoms.
Rationale 4: While the symptoms of hepatitis A are similar to those the patient displays, it is not transmitted by sexual contact.
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