When caring for a child with probable appendicitis,the nurse should be alert to recognize which sign or symptom as a manifestation of perforation?
A) Anorexia
B) Bradycardia
C) Sudden relief from pain
D) Decreased abdominal distention

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Signs of peritonitis,in addition to fever,include sudden relief from pain after perforation.Anorexia is already a clinical manifestation of appendicitis.Tachycardia,not bradycardia,is a manifestation of peritonitis.Abdominal distention usually increases in addition to an increase in pain (usually diffuse and accompanied by rigid guarding of the abdomen).

When Caring for a Child with Probable Appendicitis,the Nurse Should