The nurse is assessing a patient with a stable abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The nurse should suspect an extending aneurysm when she notes:
Explanation
• Worsening
• Incorrect: Instead of hypertension and bradycardia, hypotension and tachycardia would be expected with an extension of the AAA
• Incorrect: Right upper quadrant pain that worsens with palpation is more consistent with acute cholecystitis, not an AAA