The nurse is assessing a typical patient with cholecystitis. The patient complains of localized pain. Where would the nurse also ask the patient if the pain has radiated to?
A) Left upper arm
B) Lower abdomen
C) Neck or jaw
D) Right shoulder
Ans: D
Feedback: The patient may have biliary colic with excruciating upper right abdominal pain that radiates to the back or right shoulder. Pain from cholecystitis does not radiate to the left upper arm, the lower abdomen, the neck, or the jaw.
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