[Expert Solution]: Prompt for Initial Post: A 24-year-old…

Prompt for Initial Post: A 24-year-old female patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. She tells the nurse the pain she is experiencing in her right upper abdomen feels like a knife and that it goes all the way to her shoulder. She is also very nauseated. She tells the nurse that she is exhausted and has not slept for three nights because the pain keeps her awake. The nurse observes dark circles under the patient’s eyes. Her vital signs are as follows: T 101.8° F (38.8° C), HR 104 beats/min, RR 22 breaths/min, BP 132/90 mm Hg. A complete blood count laboratory test reveals that the patient has an elevated white blood cell count. She lies in her bed in a fetal position and tells the nurse that she hurts too much to get up and move.