Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for the child with celiac disease?
a. Pain related to chronic constipation
b. Altered growth and development related to obesity
c. Fluid volume excess related to celiac crisis
d. Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body re-quirements related to malabsorption
D
Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements related to malabsorption is the highest priority nursing diagnosis because celiac disease causes gluten enteropathy, a malabsorption condition. The pain associated with celiac disease is associated with diarrhea, not constipation. Celiac disease causes altered growth and development associated with malnutrition, not obesity. Celiac crisis causes fluid volume deficit.
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