Prepare for the NCLEX-RN® with today’s question about acute pancreatitis symptoms. Test your knowledge as you identify additional symptoms described by a client seeking medical attention. Explore their experience with nausea, rapid pulse, and vomiting, and discover which other client statement indicates a symptom of pancreatitis. Take the challenge and assess your skills today!
A client with acute pancreatitis is describing the symptoms that caused them to seek medical attention. The client explains that they experienced nausea, a rapid pulse, and vomiting. Which other client statement should the nurse recognize as a symptom of pancreatitis?
A. “After I ate some fried chicken, my stomach started hurting really badly.”
B. “My hands started shaking uncontrollably for about five minutes.”
C. “I noticed that I had a severe headache after I started vomiting.”
D. “I had diarrhea for two days after I started feeling poorly.”
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The correct answer to today’s NCLEX-RN® Question is…
A. “After I ate some fried chicken, my stomach started hurting really badly.”
Rationale: Pain associated with acute pancreatitis is often precipitated by the consuming a fatty meal. Fatty foods, such as organ meats and fried foods, can trigger pancreatitis because the pancreas is unable to produce the number of digestive enzymes to process fat.
Major Takeaway
Pain associated with acute pancreatitis is often precipitated by the consumption of a fatty meal. Fatty foods, such as organ meats and fried foods, can trigger pancreatitis because the pancreas is unable to produce the number of digestive enzymes to process fat.
Incorrect answer explanations
B. “My hands started shaking uncontrollably for about five minutes.”
Rationale: Uncontrollable shaking is not a symptom associated with pancreatitis. Shaking or trembling of hands can be associated with low blood glucose or a disease process such as Parkinson’s disease.
C. “I noticed that I had a severe headache after I started vomiting.”
Rationale: Clients do not report a severe headache with pancreatitis. A severe headache after vomiting is an indication that intracranial pressure is altered.
D. “I had diarrhea for two days after I started feeling poorly.”
Rationale: Diarrhea is not a symptom associated with pancreatitis. Constipation is often reported with prolonged or chronic pancreatitis.
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