The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Right Upper

The nurse is caring for a client with right upper quadrant pain and jaundice.  The client's alanine aminotransferase /aspartate aminotransferase (ALT/AST) levels are 7 times the normal values.  What questions would be most helpful regarding the etiology for these findings?  Select all that apply.

A) Do you have black tarry stool?
B) Do you use intravenous (IV) illicit drugs?
C) How much alcohol do you typically drink?
D) Were you recently immunized for pneumonia?
E) What over-the-counter drugs do you take?

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