NGN CASE STUDY: GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++

NGN CASE STUDY: GASTROINTESTINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ A 21-year-old female client presents to the emergency department (ED) reporting numerous episodes of blood diarrhea and lower abdominal cramping. Rates cramping a 4 on a pain scale of 0 to 10. Problems began about 2 months ago, but she declines seeking care earlier because she was "afraid [she] had cancer." States her roommate finally convinced her to come to the ED when the abdominal pain increased today. She reports having approximately six to seven episodes of bloody diarrhea daily. Denies any family history of bowel problems. Reports drinking one to two alcohol beverages on weekends when partying with friends and smoking an occasional cigarette but denies being a regular smoker. Estimates having smoked fewer than five cigarettes in her lifetime. Denies use of recreational drugs. In addition to these episodes, fear of cancer, and abdominal pain, she reports she has experienced increasing fatigue and malaise. Highlight these findings: numerous episodes of bloody diarrhea and lower abdominal cramping Rates cramping at 4 on a pain scale of 0 to 10 abdominal pain increased today approximately six to seven episodes of bloody diarrhea daily increasing fatigue and malaise