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futuristic

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A 50-year-old patient who underwent a gastroduodenostomy (Billroth I) earlier today complains of increasing abdominal pain. The patient has no bowel sounds and 200 mL of bright red nasogastric (NG) drainage in the last hour.

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A 44-year-old man admitted with a peptic ulcer has a nasogastric (NG) tube in place. When the patient develops sudden, severe upper abdominal pain, diaphoresis, and a firm abdomen, which action should the nurse take?


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lucas dlamini

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1



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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Excellent

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