A 3-year-old boy presents to the emergency department. His parents report 3 days

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A 3-year-old boy presents to the emergency department. His parents report 3 days of fever, lethargy, and poor feeding intake. They report diarrhea and visible blood in his stool for the past day. During assessment by the RN, the patient is irritable and shows signs of moderate dehydration. The patient is admitted to the hospital and worked up for gastrointestinal illness.

The RN collects a patient history from the parents. Which of the following statements would raise concern for the potential of serious disease in the patient?

1.Family history of gastroenteritis

2.Frequent meals at fast food restaurants

3.Infrequent hand washing

4.Ingestion of undercooked hot dog at county fair

Explanation / Answer

Ingestion of undercooked hot dog at country fair and also infrequent hand washing would raise concern.because family history of gastroenteritis is of least important since such problems does show hereditary patterns

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