A 56-year-old male informs you that he has gastric ulcers. He states that he has had them for several months, but just recently the pain has been steadily increasing. If the cause of the abdominal pain is the gastric ulcers, how would you expect him to describe the pain?
A) Stabbing pain that radiates into both legs
B) Sharp pain near the umbilicus that radiates to the right lower quadrant
C) Burning pain located to the left upper quadrant
D) Achy pain occurring all throughout the abdomen
C
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A. lightly irrigate the cutting blade B. hand up a lap sponge to dry off the blade
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A) oxygen B) carbon dioxide C) carbon monoxide D) nitrogen