The nurse caring for a client with abdominal distention and vomiting that is fecal in nature should conduct further assessment aimed at discovering
A) a distal, small intestinal obstruction.
B) gastric ulceration.
C) gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
D) ulceration of the esophagus.

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Vomiting that contains fecal material usually indicates a distal obstruction in the small intestine.

The Nurse Caring for a Client with Abdominal Distention and Vomiting