A male client has just been diagnosed with hepatitis A.
On assessment, the nurse expects to note:
a- severe abdominal pain radiating to the shoulder.
b- anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.
c- eructation and constipation.
d- abdominal ascites.
Answer B.
Hallmark signs and symptoms of hepatitis A include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness.
Abdominal pain may occur but doesn’t radiate to the shoulder.
Eructation and constipation are common in gallbladder disease, not hepatitis A.
Abdominal ascites is a sign of advanced hepatic disease, not an early sign of hepatitis A.
On assessment, the nurse expects to note:
a- severe abdominal pain radiating to the shoulder.
b- anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.
c- eructation and constipation.
d- abdominal ascites.
Answer B.
Hallmark signs and symptoms of hepatitis A include anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness.
Abdominal pain may occur but doesn’t radiate to the shoulder.
Eructation and constipation are common in gallbladder disease, not hepatitis A.
Abdominal ascites is a sign of advanced hepatic disease, not an early sign of hepatitis A.
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