GNRS 556 Exam 2- Lower/ Accessory GI System test with Questions Correct Answers| Lates Update
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What are some things to ask when a yellow patient comes in? - Answer Chronic liver
diseases; Alcohol; Any blood transfusions; Current sexual practices; Vaccine histories;
Military Services; Other types of drugs; Family history of liver disease; Needlestick
exposure
What labs would you want to c...
GNRS 556 Exam 2- Lower/ Accessory GI
System test with Questions Correct Answers|
Lates Update
What are some things to ask when a yellow patient comes in? - Answer Chronic liver
diseases; Alcohol; Any blood transfusions; Current sexual practices; Vaccine histories;
Military Services; Other types of drugs; Family history of liver disease; Needlestick
exposure
What labs would you want to check for liver disease? - Answer AS; ALT (Primarily check
for liver diseases); Albumin
What is Harvoni? - Answer The Cure for Hepatitis C
How many months need to pass before you can say Hepatitis C is cured? - Answer 3
months
How can liver cancer cause jaundice, N/V, pruritis? - Answer Tumor cells kill off normally
functioned cells and pull blood from the organ causing cirrhosis
What is the most common cause of liver disease? - Answer Chronic alcohol abuse
How do you treat Non-alcohol fatty liver disease? - Answer Diet and exercise
How can right sided heart failure lead to inflammation, liver damage, and cirrhosis? -
Answer Backup of the heart causes edema, pressure, swelling, damage
,What is that liver disease called? - Answer Hepatomegaly
Which vena cava does the hepatic veins deliver blood to? - Answer Inferior
What is hepatic encephalopathy? - Answer Disease that causes a change in the function
of the brain
How does liver cirrhosis lead to hepatic encephalopathy? - Answer Increased
ammonium goes to brain via circulation
What would patients look like with hepatic encephalopathy? - Answer Confused
patients
What is the health assessment technique is used to test for ascites? - Answer Fluid shift
test
What main manifestation is seen for patients with ascites? Why? - Answer Respiratory
distress caused by fluid inhibiting breathing
How do we fix the ascites? - Answer Paracentesis
How would we know that the paracentesis is effective? - Answer They breathe better
How does the liver affect bleeding time? - Answer Produces clotting factors
What medications should be worrisome to see in liver cirrhosis? - Answer Aspirins and
NSAIDs
, What are main clinical manifestations for liver cirrhosis - Answer Spider Nevi; Red Palms;
Splenomegaly; Hemorrhagic tendencies; Edema
How do we treat hepatic encephalopathy? - Answer Lactulose
What does the lactulose do to the ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy? - Answer Pulls
the ammonia into the poop
How do we know that lactulose is effective? - Answer Patient is not as confused
What are some complications of decompensated liver cirrhosis? - Answer Confusion;
encephalopathy; kidney failure; esophageal varices; ascites; increased bleeding
Why is kidney failure seen in liver cirrhosis? - Answer Toxins detoxed in the liver are not
destroyed
What is the kidney failure seen in liver cirrhosis called? - Answer Hepatorenal syndrome
T/F Hepatitis C leads to cirrhosis - Answer TRUE
What does a liver biopsy help us do? - Answer Determines that its not cancer but liver
cirrhosis
What type of diet would you provide for a patient with ascites and edema? - Answer
Low sodium diet
If you have pancreatitis, can you drink alcohol? - Answer No
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