The nurse recognizes that the client with gallstones who would be the best candidate for treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ECSL) is a client with
A) common bile duct stones.
B) liver disease.
C) stones that are 6 cm in diameter.
D) two gallstones.

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The client should have symptomatic cholelithiasis with fewer than four stones, each smaller than 3 cm in diameter, and no history of liver or pancreatic disease. Contraindications to ECSL are the presence of common bile duct stones, recent acute cholecystitis, cholangitis, and pancreatitis.

The Nurse Recognizes That the Client with Gallstones Who Would