A male client with extreme weakness, pallor, weak peripheral pulses, and disorientation is admitted to the emergency department. His wife reports that he has been “spitting up blood.” A Mallory-Weiss tear is suspected, and the nurse begins taking a client history from the client’s wife. The question by the nurse that demonstrates her understanding of Mallory-Weiss tearing is:
a. “Tell me about your husband’s alcohol usage.”
b. “Is your husband being treated for tuberculosis?”
c. “Has your husband recently fallen or injured his chest?”
d. “Describe spices and condiments your husband uses on food.”
Answer A.
A Mallory-Weiss tear is associated with massive bleeding after a tear occurs in the mucous membrane at the junction of the esophagus and stomach. There is a strong relationship between ethanol usage, resultant vomiting, and a Mallory-Weiss tear. The bleeding.
a. “Tell me about your husband’s alcohol usage.”
b. “Is your husband being treated for tuberculosis?”
c. “Has your husband recently fallen or injured his chest?”
d. “Describe spices and condiments your husband uses on food.”
Answer A.
A Mallory-Weiss tear is associated with massive bleeding after a tear occurs in the mucous membrane at the junction of the esophagus and stomach. There is a strong relationship between ethanol usage, resultant vomiting, and a Mallory-Weiss tear. The bleeding.