An adolescent client reports recurrent abdominal pain with diarrhea and bloody stools. Which type of inflammatory bowel disease does the nurse suspect based on these data?
1. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
2. Ulcerative colitis (UC)
3. Crohn disease
4. Appendicitis
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Explanation:
1. NEC is usually seen in premature infants and generally not in an adolescent client.
2. Diarrhea and bloody stools are typical symptoms of UC.
3. The teen with Crohn disease might have abdominal pain and diarrhea, but stools usually do not have blood in them.
4. Appendicitis is not associated with bloody stools and usually not with diarrhea.
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