The nurse would anticipate which diagnostic examination for a patient with black tarry stools?
a. Ultrasound
b. Barium enema
c. Upper endoscopy
d. Flexible sigmoidoscopy
C
Black tarry stools are an indication of ulceration or bleeding in the upper portion of the GI tract; upper endoscopy would allow visualization of the bleeding. No other option would allow upper GI visualization.
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