A nurse assigned to the emergency department evaluates a patient who underwent fiberoptic colonoscopy 18 hours previously. The patient reports increasing abdominal pain, fever, and chills. Which of the following conditions poses the most immediate concern? A. Bowel perforation B. Viral Gastroenteritis C. Colon cancer D. Diverticulitis

A nurse assigned to the emergency department evaluates a patient who underwent fiberoptic colonoscopy 18 hours previously. The patient reports increasing abdominal pain, fever, and chills. Which of the following conditions poses the most immediate concern? A. Bowel perforation B. Viral Gastroenteritis C. Colon cancer D. Diverticulitis

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