Pain control is a nursing priority in patients with acute pancreatitis because pain:
a. increases pancreatic secretions.
b. is caused by decreased distention of the pancreatic capsule.
c. decreases the patient's metabolism.
d. is caused by dilation of the biliary system.
A
Pain control is a nursing priority in patients with acute pancreatitis not only because the disorder produces extreme patient discomfort but also because pain increases the patient's metabolism and thus increases pancreatic secretions. The pain of pancreatitis is caused by edema and distention of the pancreatic capsule, obstruction of the biliary system, and peritoneal inflammation from pancreatic enzymes. Pain is often severe and unrelenting and is related to the degree of pancreatic inflammation.
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