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14 Cards in this Set
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The virus that has the shortest average incubation period is hepatitis: |
A virus HAV |
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True or false: Hepatitis is always transmitted by the fecal-oral route? |
False |
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Involuntary flapping movements of the hands |
Asterixis |
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A chronic liver disease characterized by fibrotic changes and the formation of dense connective tissue in the liver |
Cirrhosis |
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A systemic infection in which necrosis and inflammation of the liver cells occurs |
Viral Hepatitis |
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CNS dysfunction resulting from liver disease |
Hepatic Encephalopathy |
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Elevated pressure in the portal circulation resulting from obstruction of venous flow into and through the liver |
Portal Hypertension |
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True or False: To control nausea in certain pts, balloon tamponade may be used. |
False Balloon tamponade is used to control bleeding |
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More than what percentage of the parenchyma of the liver may be damaged before liver function test results become abnormal? |
70% |
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Hepatocellular dysfunction results in all of the following: |
- Decreased serum albumin - Elevated serum bilirubin - Increased blood ammonia levels |
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These two complications are the most common complications of cholecystitis in older pts and those with diabetes:
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- Gangrenous cholecystitis - Bile peritonitis |
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Cholecystitis may result from these four common risk factors: |
- Immobility - Fasting - Parenteral nutrition - Diabetes mellitus |
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While health teaching a pt about diet therapy and post-incisional cholecystectomy, this statement about fats in the diet by the pt would indicate they understand the teaching? |
"I will need to restrict fats for 4-6 weeks" |
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Systemic clinical manifestations of advanced liver cirrhosis include the following four: |
- Hepatic encephalopathy - Gastric varices - Fector hepaticus - Ascites |
