Your client is scheduled for surgical repair of a bleeding gastric ulcer in the morning. You would be prepared to treat which of the following as the most common surgical risk?
1. gastrointestinal upset
2. hypothermia
3. potential vitamin C deficiency
4. wound infection
ANS: 2
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