Upon assessment of a patient with regional enteritis, the nurse will expect to elicit pain when she palpates the patient's:
A) Left lower quadrant
B) Right lower quadrant
C) Left upper quadrant
D) Right upper quadrant
Ans: B
Feedback: Pain is usually localized in the right lower quadrant in regional enteritis, where hyperactive bowel sounds can be heard because of borborygmus and increased peristalsis.
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