The nurse is assessing a patient with cholelithiasis. Which patient statement indicates a progression to cholecystitis? Select all that apply.
A. "I need an emesis basin; I've vomited four times."
B. "I'm hot and sweating, then cold and shivering."
C. "My abdomen and my back both hurt."
D. "I've been in terrible pain for 2 hours."
E. "The pain's in the same location as when I had appendicitis."
Answer: C
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