Test: NCLEX-PN

A 70-year-old female client is being treated as an outpatient for diverticulitis. The nurse explains that there are several complications associated with this disease.

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The nurse informs the patient that diverticulitis is the most common cause of what complication?

Severe diarrhea

Bowel obstruction

Renal failure

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Peritonitis

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