When a client is admitted to the hospital for treatment of acute cholecystitis, the nurse would anticipate that the immediate medical management will be
a. antibiotic therapy.
b. provided by a medical nutritionist.
c. systemic corticosteroid administration.
d. total parenteral nutrition.
A
Clients suspected of having acute cholecystitis may need to be hospitalized, and initial manage-ment should include administration of antibiotics effective against organisms found in the bile in approximately 80% of cases.
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