Following several days of intermittent upper right quadrant pain, a 29-year-old obese, Native American woman has been diagnosed with cholelithiasis. The nurse at the clinic has taught the client about the pathophysiology and contributing factors to her health problem, as well as some of the likely treatment options. Which of the following statements by the client demonstrates a sound understanding of her diagnosis? A)"All in all, I guess this is a result of the fact that I've been eating a diet too high in cholesterol for too long."
B)"Several factors like my genetics and gender may have contributed to this, but I'm glad that medications can cure it."
C)"This explains why my skin was yellow-tinged lately and why I had those pains that spread to my upper back and right shoulder."
D)"I suppose the fever and vomiting I had this week was probably a sign of my gallstones too."
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