A patient, brought into the emergency department with symptoms of acute pancreatitis, has an abdominal ultrasound. The nurse realizes that the reason this diagnostic test is done first is because it will
1. confirm the diagnosis.
2. assess for gall stones as the cause of the pain.
3. determine the severity.
4. diagnose complications.
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Rationale: An ultrasound on admission can assess for gallstones as the etiology of the pain rather than establishing a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. An ultrasound will not confirm the diagnosis, determine the severity, or diagnose complications associated with an acute pancreatitis.
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