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The patient is admitted with severe ascites related to chronic liver disease. In trying to determine the cause of the ascites, the nurse should evaluate which laboratory values?
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Clotting factors
Fibrinogen levels
Blood glucose levels
Albumin levels
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The patient has end-stage chronic liver failure and has been vomiting “coffee-ground” material. The provider has ordered the insertion of a nasogastric tube. In inserting the tube, the nurse must be aware that:
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esophageal varices may be present and rupture could lead to bleeding
portal hypertension is a result of varices formation.
the most common site for varices formation is the rectum
the splanchnic system does not develop collateral circulation in low-pressure veins
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The patient is admitted with severe ascites related to chronic liver disease. In trying to determine the cause of the ascites, the nurse should evaluate which laboratory values?
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The patient has end-stage chronic liver failure and has been vomiting “coffee-ground” material. The provider has ordered the insertion of a nasogastric tube. In inserting the tube, the nurse must be aware that:
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The nurse is listening to a lecture on hepatitis. Which statement by the nurse indicates that teaching has been effective?
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The nurse is caring for a patient complaining of abdominal pain. The nurse notes that the patient’s abdomen is more distended that it was earlier that morning. The nurse interprets this as:
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In implementing large-volume gastric lavage for a patient with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, the nurse is aware that:
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A nurse is interviewing a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following factors should the nurse anticipate finding in the client's history?
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has end-stage cirrhosis of the liver with encephalopathy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to implement to decrease the client's ammonia level?
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A nurse is caring for a client who has esophageal varices and is hypotensive after vomiting 500 mL of blood. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
