The nurse is working in an area experiencing an outbreak of hepatitis. The manifestations that the nurse would identify as early manifestations of the disease are
A) clay-colored stools and dark urine.
B) epigastric pain and flu-like manifestations.
C) jaundice and severe pruritus.
D) petechiae and purpura.

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Epigastric pain and flu-like manifestations with nausea and vomiting are common initial manifestations of hepatitis. Other early manifestations include jaundice, lethargy, irritability, myalgia, arthralgia, anorexia, abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea or constipation. Anicteric hepatitis may or may not precede jaundice.

The Nurse Is Working in an Area Experiencing an Outbreak