The nurse is caring for a patient who presents to the emergency department with severe nausea and vomiting with stomach pain that radiates to his right scapula.The patient has a temperature of 101.2° F.The nurse anticipates that this patient will undergo workup for which problem?

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Nausea and vomiting,fever,and leukocytosis occur with cholecystitis.Pain may be referred to the right clavicle,scapula,or shoulder.Hepatitis causes liver dysfunction,including jaundice.Pancreatitis causes abdominal pain that is usually acute,but this can vary among individuals.The pain is steady and is localized to the epigastrium or left upper quadrant.Gastroenteritis causes nausea,vomiting,and diarrhea.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Presents to the Emergency