Exam 39: Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas

The patient was positive for hepatitis B virus,although she had the disease 4 years ago and now is symptom-free.The nurse explains that the patient:

A patient in acute pain is admitted with pancreatitis.The nurse sees a laboratory report showing an elevation that is diagnostic for acute pancreatitis,which is:

In assessing the patient with jaundice,who has been diagnosed for impaired skin integrity,the nurse should:

The nurse explains that pruritus in the patient with hepatitis is related to:

Patients with pancreatic disease often have a history of:

The nurse reminds the patient with liver disease that the level of ____________________ in the blood is an indicator of the how well the liver is functioning.

The nurse explains to the patient that when the blood sugar level drops,the liver is capable of converting the stored glycogen to glucose by the process of ____________________.

The nurse is alert to another chronic condition related to the presence of chronic pancreatitis,which is:

The young woman with severe jaundice has a nursing diagnosis of "Altered body image,related to jaundice." When the patient says,"Will I always be this horrible color?" the nurse replies:

The instruction that should be given to the patient with portal hypertension to reduce the threat of hemorrhage is to:

The complication for which the nurse would monitor after a liver biopsy is:

The nurse explains to a patient with pancreatitis that the drug Pancrease (lipase,protease,amylase),a pancreatic enzyme,should be: