A client visits a health care facility with complaints of a high fever for more than a week. The nurse notes that the client's skin has a yellowish appearance. The physician suspects that the client has jaundice and orders further diagnostic testing
What other laboratory test could the physician suggest to confirm the suspicion of jaundice? A) Blood tests
B) Paracentesis
C) Ultrasound
D) Endoscopy
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In addition to a urine test to check for jaundice in a client, the physician should also direct that the client's blood be tested. A paracentesis is done most commonly to relieve abdominal pressure and to improve breathing, which generally becomes labored when fluid crowds the lungs. Endoscopy and ultrasound are diagnostic examinations and not laboratory tests, and neither is used to diagnose jaundice.
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