Often a patient with pancreatic cancer tends to lose weight due to the inability of the body to absorb nutrients. The nurse instructs the patient to be alert to which finding that may indicate malabsorption?
1. Vomiting
2. Jaundice
3. Steatorrhea
4. Pain
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Rationale 1: Vomiting does not necessarily indicate malabsorption.
Rationale 2: Jaundice does not necessarily correlate to malabsorption.
Rationale 3: Steatorrhea is loose, fatty, foul-smelling stools caused by a lack of the enzyme lipase. Lipase is needed to digest fats.
Rationale 4: Pain is neither a result nor the cause of malabsorption.
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