A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain that have become very severe. Which observation would the nurse evaluate as supporting the tentative diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?
1. The patient is most comfortable sitting on the side of the bed with arms extended back and legs dangling.
2. The patient is most comfortable lying flat in bed.
3. The patient is most comfortable lying on left side, knees pulled up to the chest.
4. The patient is only comfortable while walking around the perimeter of the room with arms wrapped around the abdomen.
Answer: 3
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