For an 83-year-old client admitted with obstruction of the large bowel, the nurse's most significant assessment during the nursing history in regard to development of an obstruction would be
A) advanced age.
B) poor appetite.
C) previously treated colon cancer.
D) well-controlled diabetes.

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In the large bowel, cancer is the chief cause of obstruction.

For an 83-Year-Old Client Admitted with Obstruction of the Large