Exam 1: NUR265 / NUR 265 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Concepts of Medical–Surgical Nursing Exam Review | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: What is cirrhosis? Answer: An extensive, irreversible scarring of the liver. Q: What are common causes of c...
NUR 265 Advanced Concepts of Medical –Surgical Nursing Exam 1 Question: What is cirrhosis? Answer: An extensive, irreversible scarring of the liver. Question: What are common causes of cirrhosis? Answer: -ETOH -Viral hepatitis (HEP C) - Autoimmune hepatitis -Drugs and chemicals (aetaminophen or anything else hepatotoxic) Question: What are early S/S of cirrhosis? Answer: -Enlarged liver -Fatigue -Weight loss -Anorexia -N/V -Abdominal pain Question: What are end stage S/S of cirrhosis? Answer: -Ascites -Small liver -clotting disorder (bruising, GI bleed) -Jaundice -Elevated ammonia levels (give Lactulose) -Hepatic encephalopathy -Decreased bile production Question: What are the stages of hepatic encephalopathy? Answer: -Stage 1: personality changes, subtle things that may not be recognized -Stage 2: Continuing mental changes, mental confusion, disorientation to time, place, and person -Stage 3: Marked mental confusion, progressive deterioration -Stage 4: metabolic acidosis, unresponsiveness leading to death in most patients, unarousable Ques tion: What causes hepatic encephalopathy? Answer: The buildup of ammonia in the body Question: Describe the physical assessment of an end stage cirrhosis patient. Answer: -Ascites -Jaundice -Coagulation problems -Fatigue -Spider angiomas -Petechiae -Liver flaps (asterixis) Question: What is a Blake -Moore tube used for? Answer: Esophageal Varices Question: Describe a paracentesis. Answer: -A procedure that is needed to get rid of the fluid in the abdomen -Have the pt. void before the procedure (ensures the bladder is out of the way and wont get punctured) -Patient is positioned in fowlers position in bed
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