A pregnant patient calls the clinic nurse to say she is worried about symptoms she is experiencing
The nurse advises the patient to come immediately to the clinic because of reported: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Vaginal bleeding.
2. Abdominal pain.
3. Constipation.
4. Epigastric pain.
5. null
1,2,4
Rationale 1: Vaginal bleeding can indicate abruptio placentae, placenta previa, or lesions of cervix or vagina, or it can be "bloody show," and requires the patient be seen.
Rationale 2: Abdominal pain can signal premature labor or abruptio placentae, and requires the patient to be seen.
Rationale 3: Constipation is not a warning sign of an alteration of pregnancy.
Rationale 4: Epigastric pain must be evaluated, as it can indicate preeclampsia or ischemia in a major abdominal vessel.
Rationale 5: null
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