The nurse is preparing to admit a 5-year-old child with hepatitis A.What clinical features of hepatitis A should the nurse recognize?
A) The onset is rapid.
B) Fever occurs early.
C) There is usually a pruritic rash.
D) Nausea and vomiting are common.
E) The mode of transmission is primarily by the parenteral route.

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Clinical features of hepatitis A include a rapid onset,fever occurring early,and nausea and vomiting.A rash is rare,and the mode of transmission is by the fecal-oral route,rarely by the parenteral route.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Admit a 5-Year-Old Child with Hepatitis