A client is admitted from the emergency department with complaints of severe abdominal pain and an elevated white blood cell count. the physician diagnoses appendicitis. the nurse knows the client is at greatest risk for:

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18 January, 05:04

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Mitzi · Answer 1

If not treated within 24-48 hours, appendicitis can cause the appendix to burst, spreading an infection throughout the abdomen and bloodstream.