A nurse assesses a client with Crohn's disease and colonic strictures.Which clinical manifestation should alert the nurse to urgently contact the health care provider?

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The presence of strictures predisposes the client to intestinal obstruction.Abdominal distention may indicate that the client has developed an obstruction of the large bowel,and the client's provider should be notified right away.Low-grade fever,bloody diarrhea,and abdominal cramps are common symptoms of Crohn's disease.

A Nurse Assesses a Client with Crohn's Disease and Colonic