Liver
What caused serum albumin to be low in chronic liver failure?
What is impaired protein synthesis?
What makes up gall stone(cholelithiasis)?
What is Cholesterol?
What is the most common cause of pancreatitis, but not the only cause?
What is Alcohol?
Why would a nurse cautiously use sedatives for a patient with cirrhosis?
What is liver toxicity with the use of sedatives?
Tylenol administration should not exceed how many mg in a 24 hour period?
What is Tylenol 3000mg?
What lab tests indicate liver damage?
What is ALT, AST, ALP?
What class of drug binds with circulating bile acids for excretion into the stool? (Often used to reduce itching)
What is a bile acid sequestrant?
What lab findings are consistent with pancreatitis?
What is elevated serum amylase and lipase?
What is jaundice and dark-colored urine?
Is the liver larger or smaller in the early phases cirrhosis?
Why is the liver enlarged during early stages of cirrhosis?
What is a water-soluble vitamin stored in the liver?
What is Vitamin B12?
What is the term for the formation of gall stones?
What is cholelithiasis?
In pancreatitis, large amounts of what substance are released causing damage and autodigestion of the pancreas?
What are enzymes?
What are 3 nutritional interventions for a patient with acute pancreatitis?
What is aggressive hydration, low-fat diet, total alcohol abstinence?
What is fetor hepaticus?
What is the foul breath caused by metabolic end products related to sulfur?
Which hepatitis viruses have a vaccine?
What is HAV & HBV?
What effect does a gall stone lodged in the common bile duct have on the characteristics of the stool?
What are clay-colored stools?
What substances does the pancreas secrete? (3)
What are digestive enzymes, buffers and insulin?
What is the medical emergency the nurse should monitor for in the patient with esophageal varicies?
What are esophageal varices? (rupture=emergency)
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
What is a brain disorder caused by thiamine (B1) deficiency in alcoholic liver disease?
Which 4 fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver?
What is Vitamins A, D, E, K?
What type of diet should a patient be placed on post cholecystectomy?
What is a low-fat, high protein diet?
What are 3 symptoms of pancreatitis?
What is epigastric or lower upper quadrant abdominal pain, low-grade fever, nausea & vomitting.
What are the 3 stages of acute hepatitis infection the nurse needs to be aware of?
What are the preicteric, icteric, and postiteric stages of hepatitis?
When discussing the complications of cirrhosis, what does the acronym CHEAP stand for?
C- clotting defects
H- hepatorenal syndrome
E - encephalopathy
A - ascites
P - portal hypertension