The nurse is collecting data from a patient with acute pancreatitis. Which symptoms should the nurse anticipate?
a. Low abdominal pain, bradycardia, and confusion
b. Shortness of breath, hypotension, and restlessness
c. Fever, tachycardia, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice
d. Abdominal distention, respiratory distress, and mid-epigastric pain
ANS: D
Patients with acute pancreatitis are very ill, with dull abdominal pain, guarding, a rigid abdomen, hypotension or shock, and respiratory distress from accumulation of fluid in the retroperitoneal space. The abdominal pain is generally located in the midline just below the sternum, with radiation to the spine, back, and flank. A. B. C. These manifestations are not associated with pancreatitis.
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