A client with a history of cholelithiasis presents at the hospital with nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, and jaundice. The nurse would assess the client for
a. common bile duct obstruction.
b. infarct of the hepatic vein.
c. perforation of the gallbladder.
d. spasm of the biliary tree.
A
Jaundice appears only when common bile duct obstruction is present. Bilirubin, which is normally excreted through the colon, is now in the circulating volume because of the blocked common bile duct and is deposited in the skin and in the urine, causing dark urine, light-colored stools, jaundice, and itching.
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