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The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding. 
 
<Melena 
ANSWER Melena is the finding that there are traces of blood in the stool which presents as black, tarry feces. This is a common manifestation of Duodenal Ulcers since the Duodenum is further down the gastric anatomy. 
 
 
 
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for ...