The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the hospital 1 day prior with cholelithiasis. Which new assessment finding indicates the stone has probably obstructed the common bile duct?
A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Jaundice
C) Right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain
D) Elevated cholesterol level
Answer: B
Nausea and RUQ pain occur in cystic duct disease, but obstruction of the common bile duct results in reflux of bile into the liver, which produces jaundice. Cholesterol levels do not increase with biliary obstruction.
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