Med-Surg Exam Q-Bank 2023-2024(230 Questions (Answered) 100% Correct |Guarantee Pass

Med-Surg Exam Q-Bank 2023-2024(230 Questions (Answered) 100% Correct |Guarantee Pass

50% of liver disease in the US is directly related to alcohol consumption; of the estimated 15 million alcoholics in the USA 10-20% have or will develop this; growing number of cases related to chronic hepatitis C; a chronic progressive disease of the liver; extensive parenchymal cell degeneration; destruction of parenchymal cells? {{Ans- cirrhosis

Etiology and pathophysiology of cirrhosis: cell necrosis occurs; destroyed liver cells are replaced by _______; normal architecture becomes nodular? {{Ans- scar tissue

Etiology and pathophysiology of cirrhosis: associated with alcohol abuse; preceded by a theoretically reversible fatty infiltration of the liver cells; widespread scar formation; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); complication of toxic or viral hepatitis; broad bands of scar tissue form within the liver? {{Ans- chronic liver disease

Etiology and pathophysiology of cirrhosis: associated with chronic biliary obstruction and infection; accounts for 15% of all cases of cirrhosis? {{Ans- biliary cirrhosis

Etiology and pathophysiology of cirrhosis: results from longstanding severe right-sided heart failure? {{Ans- cardiac cirrhosis

Five major functions of the liver? {{Ans- 1) drug metabolism & detoxification

2) metabolic (fat, carbohydrate, & protein metabolism; vitamin/mineral absorption)

3) blood volume reservoir

4) blood filter

5) production of blood clotting factors

Early s/s of liver cirrhosis? {{Ans- -onset usually insidious (gradual)

-GI disturbances: anorexia, dyspepsia, flatulence, n/v, change in bowel habits

-abdominal pain, fever, lassitude (lack of energy), weight loss, enlarged liver or spleen