A 26-year-old woman tells the clinician that she has endometriosis because she has frequent pelvic pain. The clinician should also consider which of these differential diagnoses?

a. Diverticulitis c. Kidney stones
b. Cholelithiasis d. Ovarian cysts


ANS: D

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What is the greatest concern for nursing related to the use of technology in the delivery of safe, effective nursing care?

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