Exam 25: Liver Disease and Gallstones

In addition to the risk posed by her recent pregnancy, what other risk factor does Ms. Riley-O'Brien have that increases her risk for gallstones?

Veronica Riley-O'Brien is a 30-year-old African-American woman and a mother of two young boys (Tyler, 4 years old, and Ethan, 1 month old). Veronica is 5 ft 4 in. tall and weighs 126 lb. She is quite healthy except for a 3-year history of hypertriglyceridemia. Lately, she is having difficulty sleeping because of pain in her abdomen and back. She calls her doctor this morning because the pain has intensified. Riley-O'Brien is diagnosed with gallstones. In addition to abdominal pain, what other symptom might she experience?

When foodservice workers do not follow good hygiene practices, which strain of hepatitis virus can be transmitted?

Pigment gallstones are made up primarily of which substance?

What condition is thought to play a key role in hepatic encephalopathy?

The majority of gallstones are composed primarily of ____.

Patients with fat malabsorption who are experiencing steatorrhea should limit fat intake to less than ____ percent of total kcalories.

One of the two most common causes of cirrhosis in the United States is ____.

Which type of anemia is characterized by failure of stem cells to develop into RBCs and may be due to immune disease, viruses, drugs and toxins, or genetic defects?

Identify the etiology of the three common strains of the hepatitis virus. Describe the treatments and medical nutrition therapy for hepatitis.

The blood vessel that conducts nutrient-rich blood from the digestive tract to the liver is the ____.

Patients with stable cirrhosis usually require ____ kcal/kg of body weight of energy per day.

John has severe ascites due to advanced cirrhosis. He is scheduled to undergo a procedure that will use a surgical puncture to draw excess fluid out of his abdomen. What is this procedure called?

When blood flow through the hepatic portal vein is obstructed, the diverted blood travels through enlarged or newly formed vessels in the gastrointestinal tract called ____.

A patient presents with megaloblastic anemia, which is characterized by large immature red blood cells. Which are the two nutrient deficiencies that cause this type of anemia?

A patient has severe liver damage that has led to reduced serum levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). What are the three essential BCAAs for which the patient should receive supplements?

What percentage of U.S. adults is estimated to be affected by fatty liver?

A patient is informed that she has microcytic hypochromic anemia. What will be the characteristics of the blood cells that are "microcytic and hypochromic"?

If bile obstruction occurs with cirrhosis, the patient will most likely develop ____.

The most common type of anemia affecting those with long-term illness is ____.