A male client with cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile duct.
When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note:
a- yellow sclerae.
b- light amber urine.
c- circumoral pallor.
d- black, tarry stools.
Answer A.
Yellow sclerae may be the first sign of jaundice, which occurs when the common bile duct is obstructed. Urine normally is light amber.
Circumoral pallor and black, tarry stools don’t occur in common bile duct obstruction; they are signs of hypoxia and GI bleeding, respectively.
When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note:
a- yellow sclerae.
b- light amber urine.
c- circumoral pallor.
d- black, tarry stools.
Answer A.
Yellow sclerae may be the first sign of jaundice, which occurs when the common bile duct is obstructed. Urine normally is light amber.
Circumoral pallor and black, tarry stools don’t occur in common bile duct obstruction; they are signs of hypoxia and GI bleeding, respectively.
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