Exam 5: Care of the Patient with a Gastrointestinal Disorder

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A 56 -year-old man is admitted to the emergency room with an acute attack of diverticulitis.The patient has a temperature of 102° F,and has an elevated white count.Which assessment would alert the nurse to impending septic shock?

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The nurse uses a poster to show the process of bowel obstruction from diverticulitis.Arrange the pathophysiologic event in order.(Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A,B,C,D) A) Increase in intra-abdominal pressure B) Weakened wall of sigmoid C) Pouch fills with fecal matter D) Pouch protrudes through smooth muscle E) Narrowing of bowel lumen F) Inflammation of diverticula

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