The nursing instructor teaches a group of student nurses about the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome. After the teaching session, the nursing instructor asks the student nurse to determine the presence of lactose intolerance in a client with irritable bowel syndrome. Which intervention by the student nurse indicates effective learning?

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The most appropriate intervention to determine lactose intolerance in a client with irritable bowel syndrome would be a hydrogen breath test. This test measures the amount of hydrogen in a person's breath after consuming a beverage high in lactose. If the client has lactose intolerance, the bacteria in their colon will produce more hydrogen than usual, leading to a positive test result. The other options, such as blood analysis, upper endoscopy or abdominal CT scan, do not specifically measure for lactose intolerance and would not be appropriate for this purpose.

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