A patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction says, "I was having chest pain so bad last week I thought I was having a heart attack!" What should the nurse suspect the patient was experiencing?
1. hiatal hernia
2. diverticulitis
3. constipation
4. bowel obstruction
Correct Answer: 1
Manifestations of hiatal hernia include substernal chest pain. Diverticulitis, constipation, and bowel obstruction are not associated with substernal chest pain.
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