Cholelithiasis
Cholelithiasis ( 38 Questions)
This statement is correct. The pain in the right upper abdomen that radiates to the right shoulder is characteristic of referred pain, which occurs when pain is perceived in an area away from the actual source of the pain.
Colicky pain is intermittent, severe pain that comes and goes and is not specific to the description given by the client.
Sharp pain may be used to describe certain types of pain, but it does not capture the radiation to the right shoulder as seen in referred pain.
Steady pain may not adequately describe the intermittent nature of the pain experienced by the client.
Choice A reason:
This statement is correct. The pain in the right upper abdomen that radiates to the right shoulder is characteristic of referred pain, which occurs when pain is perceived in an area away from the actual source of the pain.
Choice B reason:
Colicky pain is intermittent, severe pain that comes and goes and is not specific to the description given by the client.
Choice C reason:
Sharp pain may be used to describe certain types of pain, but it does not capture the radiation to the right shoulder as seen in referred pain.
Choice D reason:
Steady pain may not adequately describe the intermittent nature of the pain experienced by the client.