Identify three key findings on his physical examination, and indicate their significance
What will be an ideal response?
Sporadic crampy abdominal pain: This type of pain is often triggered by muscle spasms of the colon
and is acute and persistent; pain might arise from a number of sources, including irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS), diverticulitis, and appendicitis, but pain found in the LLQ combined with a lowgrade fever is a classic symptom of diverticulitis.
Guarding of the abdomen with rebound tenderness: These involuntary findings are usually linked to
irritation or inflammation of the peritoneum or to gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Constipation with associated blood streaks on the outside of the feces: If the evacuation of the
constipated stool required significant straining, the blood could come from hemorrhoids,
malignant polyps, or bleeding diverticula.
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An infant is born with blood type AB. The father is type A and the mother is type B. The father asks why the baby has a blood type different from that of the parents. The nurse's answer should be based on the knowledge that which is true?
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The student nurse is learning to write PICOT questions. What elements does the student include? (Select all that apply.)
a. C: Cost b. I: Intervention c. O: Outcome d. P: Place e. T: Time element
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