The physician removed 200 mL of slightly cloudy serous fluid. Antibiotics were adjusted to providebroad-spectrum coverage for an upper respiratory tract infection until culture and sensitivity results arereturned. B.K
is resting quietly with oxygen at 3 L per NC, and her respirations are unlabored and regular. Her spo2 reads 96%. It is now 72 hours after B.K.'s admission, and her laboratory test results show improvement. An abdominal CT scan is completed and shows "a moderately severe pancreatitis, but no local fluid collection or pseudocysts. No ileus or evidence of neoplasia was noted." BUN is 9.0 mg/dL, and creatinine is 1.0 mg/dL.
she has adequate urinary output. Her IV fluids are decreased to 75 mL/hr. Her amylase and lipase levels
are decreasing toward normal levels. The physician writes an order to advance B.K.'s diet to full liquids.
How would you know if B.K. was not able to tolerate the advancement in diet?
Pain would increase, N/V could recur, and a low-grade fever might develop. An elevation of amylase,
lipase, and WBCs would also likely occur.
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