When a client is admitted to the emergency department with a hernia, the classification of hernia that would represent a surgical emergency is
A) incisional.
B) inguinal.
C) reducible.
D) strangulated.

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Incarcerated hernias usually become strangulated. This situation is a surgical emergency because unless the bowel is released, it soon becomes gangrenous from a lack of blood supply. An incisional hernia is one occurring at a surgical site, most often in clients with poor wound healing. A reducible hernia can be replaced into the abdominal cavity.

When a Client Is Admitted to the Emergency Department with a Hernia