Multiple Choice
Which assessment finding in a patient who had a total gastrectomy 12 hours previously is most important to report to the health care provider?
A) Absent bowel sounds
B) Scant nasogastric ( NG ) tube drainage
C) Complaints of incisional pain
D) Temperature 102.1° F ( 38.9° C )
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