A nurse is assessing a client with right upper quadrant pain. The nurse asks questions directly related to the health of the client's
a. appendix.
b. kidneys.
c. liver.
d. spleen.
C
The liver is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Right lower quadrant pain might be indicative of appendicitis. Kidney pain is typically felt at the costovertebral angle. The spleen is found in the left upper quadrant.
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A) Furosemide B) Digoxin immune fab C) Captopril D) Dopamine
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