ATI NCLEX-RN Practice Questions Practice Question
The nurse recognizes that a client with the diagnosis of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis would expect to have stools that are:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 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. 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 and cholelithiasis. This type of stool is usually associated with a GI or bowel problem, such as lower GI bleeding, rather than with biliary obstructions. 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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