You are called to assist a woman complaining of abdominal pain. Assessment reveals her to be ...

You are called to assist a woman complaining of abdominal pain. Assessment reveals her to be nauseated and to have pain that is localized to the right lower quadrant of her abdomen. She states that she was not able to take her blood pressure medication this morning, and that she wants to take it now with a small glass of juice. Until she receives a further medical evaluation, you would encourage her to:

a. go ahead and take the medicine with juice.
b. crush the medication and then mix it in a small amount of water.
c. not take her medication or drink juice.
d. take the medication with water instead of juice.

Question 2

A 14-year-old girl sitting in the lodge is complaining of severe abdominal and flank pain. She tells you that her symptoms started a couple of days ago but have worsened over the last few hours. She has chills and thinks she might have a fever. Based on her complaints, you are concerned that she may have:

a. cholecystitis.
b. pyelonephritis.
c. hepatitis.
d. nephrolithiasis.

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