The nurse is caring for a client who presents with chronic epigastric pain,heartburn,and anorexia.The client asks the nurse how the doctor can best determine whether the symptoms are caused by gastritis.Which is the nurse's best response?
A) "You will be asked to drink a barium solution while x-rays are taken of your stomach."
B) "The doctor will take a look inside your stomach using a tube with a light on the end of it."
C) "A CT scan of your abdomen will show whether inflammation is present in your stomach."
D) "A blood sample will be sent to the laboratory to determine whether you have a stomach infection or bleeding."
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