Alcoholic hepatitis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: MSN570/ MSN 570 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A 20-year old woman became jaundiced 3 weeks after vacationing in Mexico. She had no other symptoms. Could a viral infection be responsible her condition? Answer: YES HEP A- the water supply may be contaminated. Will not become chronic. Self limited. Flu like symptoms. Life time immunity Q: A chronic alcoholic+ fever, nausea, and vomiting, jaundice...

NCCAOM Biomed- ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What does elevated ALT indicate? -Answer-Viral hepatitis, hepatotoxicity, cirrhosis, mono What does elevated AST indicate? -Answer-Heart attack, strenuous exercise, mono, trauma What does ALT=or>AST indicate? -Answer-Viral hepatitis, mono, acute hepatotoxicity What does 2:1 AST:ALT indicate? -Answer-Alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis, passive congestion, bile duct obstruction What does an increase in bilirubin indicate? -Answer-Blocked ...

Meet the Client A client is brought to the Emergency Department following an automobile accident. The car the client was driving swerved off the road into the median, where the car's front end hit a highway bridge. The client is treated for minor injuries, and several lab tests are ordered. The client's blood alcohol level (ethyl alcohol) is 20 mg/dL (4.34 mmol/L), and liver enzymes are elevated. Assessment findings include lethargy, an enlarged liver on palpation, jaundiced skin and sclera, ...

NCCAOM Biomed- ALL 2024 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update What does elevated ALT indicate? - Answer -Viral hepatitis, hepatotoxicity, cirrhosis, mono What does elevated AST indicate? - Answer -Heart attack, strenuous exercise, mono, trauma What does ALT=or>AST indicate? - Answer -Viral hepatitis, mono, acute hepatotoxicity What does 2:1 AST:ALT indicate? - Answer -Alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis, passive congestion, bile duct obstruction What does an increase in bilir...

NU424 Hepatic/Renal Exam Questions And Answers Well Illustrated 2024. Liver - correct answer. - Organ located in the RUP - Largest gland in the body Portal - correct answer. - Vein that provides 80% of the blood flow to the liver (this blood is low in o2 but high in nutrients from the intestinal tract) Glucose Metabolism - correct answer. - Liver function - Glucose from the portal vein is converted into glycogen then it can be stored in the liver until it is needed or ...

Chapter 51 Hepatic, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Dysfunction: Nursing Management MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A child care worker complains of flu-like symptoms. On further assessment, hepatitis is suspected. The nurse realizes that this individual is at risk for which type of hepatitis? 1. Hepatitis A 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Hepatitis D ANS: 1 Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is spread through the fecal-oral route. Child care workers are at greater risk because of potentially poor h...

NUR 631 Exam 2 Questions and Verified Solutions What are examples of things that can cause visceral pain? Intestine, biliary tree, liver disease What are examples of things that can cause parietal pain? Appendicitis, peritonitis What are examples of things that can cause referred pain? Cholecystitis What are examples of things that can cause colicky pain? Renal stones What is the order in which you should perform an abdominal physical exam? 1. inspection 2. auscultation 3. percussio...

MKSAP 19 for Internal Medicine 100% Verified Exam Solution Autoimmune Pancreatitis - Answer-Tx= Prednisone "Beaded appearance" or something similar on MRCP. Primary Biliary Cholangitis - Answer-Pruritis + increased Alk Phos +/- middle aged woman +/- elevated GGT Dx= Anti-IgM Cirrhosis Management - Answer-Ascities Tx= low salt diet -> spironolactone and lasix (no ACEi) HBV active subtypes - Answer-Active= Increased LFTs Vertical Tolerant= HBVeAg positive Reactivation (only immunoco...

16. B0002 Diagnose microscopic colitis with celiac disease CORRECT ANSWER • Least common inflammatory bowel disease, does not cause significant macroscopic abnl • Char. Findings: chronic diarrhea w/o abdominal pain or weight loss • C-scope w/ biopsies is required for diagnosis → mucosa appears normal on gross examination. Histologic changes are limited to the colon unless in setting of celiac disease. Celiac associated with this condition accounts for recurrent diarrhea (70-fold increa...

Hepatitis A - ANSWER-Transmitted by fecal-oral route; often caused by poor handwashing or stool precautions; common in areas of poor sanitation. -Onset rapid: within 4 to 6 weeks Hepatitis B - ANSWER-Transmitted through contaminated blood and sexual contact; also perinatally -Onset slow: approximately 12 weeks Hepatitis C - ANSWER-Transmitted through blood, saliva, or semen -Onset slow: approximately 8 weeks -Progression from Hep C -> cirrhosis An inflammation of the liver that i...