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7 years ago
A school-age child presents with crampy lower abdominal pain, uveitis, and arthralgias. Which diagnostic test does the nurse prepare the patient and parents for based on the assessment findings?
 
  A.
  Colonoscopy
  B.
  Flat plate of the abdomen
  C.
  Gastric biopsy
  D.
  Nuclear medicine scan
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ANS: A
Abdominal pain accompanied by uveitis (inflammation of the eye) and arthralgias (joint pain) is associated with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The best diagnostic tests for these disorders are endoscopy and colonoscopy. The nurse should educate the patient and parents on this exam. A flat plate (plain x-ray) may be ordered but will not yield as specific information as the colonoscopy. A biopsy and nuclear medicine scan are not indicated.
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