A client is admitted into the emergency room with vomiting blood, dark urine, and black, tarry feces. On examination, the nurse finds that the client has weight loss and a distended abdomen. Which condition does the nurse expect in the client?

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The combination of vomiting blood, dark urine, and black, tarry feces is suggestive of gastrointestinal bleeding, which is commonly seen in patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices. Weight loss and a distended abdomen are also common in cirrhosis. Hiatal hernia and acute gastritis typically do not present with these specific symptoms, while pyloric stenosis presents more commonly in infants.

A Client Is Admitted into the Emergency Room with Vomiting