The nurse caring for a client with an intestinal malignancy assesses for bleeding, which would most likely be manifested by
A) abdominal discomfort.
B) hematemesis.
C) hematochezia.
D) hypotension.

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Bleeding may be caused by trauma, ulceration, inflammation, or a growth that erodes through a blood vessel. The usual manifestation is blood in the stool (hematochezia) rather than in the vomitus (hematemesis). Hypotension would be a late sign of bleeding.

The Nurse Caring for a Client with an Intestinal Malignancy