NCLEX-RN · Question #412
The nurse recognizes that a client with the diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis would expect to have stools that are:
The correct answer is A. Clay or gray colored. (A) Clients who have obstruction in the biliary tract so that bile is not released into the duodenum experience a change in stools from brown to gray or clay colored. (B) This type of stool can occur with other GI problems, such as bacterial or viral infections, and other…
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The nurse recognizes that a client with the diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis would expect to have stools that are:
Options
- AClay or gray colored
- BWatery and loose
- CBright-red streaked
- DBlack
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A90% (37)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
(A) Clients who have obstruction in the biliary tract so that bile is not released into the duodenum experience a change in stools from brown to gray or clay colored. (B) This type of stool can occur with other GI problems, such as bacterial or viral infections, and other disease problems, and is not a common finding with biliary obstructions such as cholecystitis andcholelithiasis. (C) This type of stool is usually associated with a GI or bowel problem, such as lower GI bleeding, rather than with biliary obstructions. (D) This type of stool is usually associated with a GI or bowel problem, such as upper GI bleeding, rather than with biliary obstructions.
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