The nurse recognizes that a patient diagnosed with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes is at risk for developing which gastrointestinal complication?
1. Paralytic ileus
2. Peptic ulcer
3. Gastroparesis
4. Gastric reflux disease
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Rationale 1: Paralytic ileus does not appear to have a direct connection to diabetes.
Rationale 2: Peptic ulcer does not appear to have a direct connection to diabetes.
Rationale 3: A person whose diabetes is poorly controlled may develop gastroparesis, a slowing in the emptying of the stomach due to the diabetes.
Rationale 4: Gastric reflux disease does not appear to have a direct connection to diabetes.
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