Order an abdominal ultrasound
· Question 21
A 33-year-old female is admitted with acute pancreatitis. The nurse practitioner knows that the most common cause of pancreatitis is:
Alcohol
Gallstones
Medications
Pregnancy
· Question 22
When a patient presents with symptoms of acute gallbladder disease, what is the appropriate nurse practitioner action?
Order abdominal x-rays
Order an abdominal ultrasound
Refer the patient to a surgeon for evaluation
Prescribe pain medication
· Question 23
A false-positive result with the fecal occult blood test can result from:
ingestion of large amounts of vitamin C
a high dietary intake of rare cooked beef
a colonic neoplasm that is not bleeding
stool that has been stored before testing
