The patient with acute cholecystitis has an oral temperature of 101.8° F. The patient tells the nurse, "I must have the flu." The nurse's best response is which of the following?
A) "Your cholecystectomy cannot be performed laparoscopically now."
B) "Tell me exactly what you ate for your last meal."
C) "Bacterial infection is often present in cholelithiasis."
D) "I will call the surgeon and ask to postpone the cholecystectomy."
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