NUR 220 FINAL EXAM
People with malnutrition may experience fatty liver.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Fat should be restricted in the diet of all clients with cirrhosis.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Laboratory findings associated with fatty liver include all of the
following except:
a. elevated HDL
b. elevated ALT and AST
c. elevated glucose
d. elevated triglycerides
Answer: c
,The most common cause of infection with acute hepatitis A virus is:
a. exposure to infected blood
b. jaundice
c. fecal-oral contamination
d. sexual contact
Answer: c
Which of the following results when bilirubin accumulates in the
bloodstream?
a. jaundice
b. ascites
c. hepatic coma
d. mental disturbances
Answer: a
Blood flow is impeded in a cirrhotic liver, causing:
a. portal hypertension
b. elevated cholesterol levels
c. jaundice
d. fatty liver
Answer: a
,Ascites is:
a. yellowing of the sclera of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes
b. fluid accumulation in the abdomen
c. inflammation of the liver
d. elevated blood ammonia levels
Answer: b
Prothrombin time in liver disease patients will be:
a. irrelevant
b. decreased
c. prolonged
d. normal
Answer: c
In liver disease, blood ammonia levels rise because the liver cannot
convert the ammonia to:
a. nitrogen
b. amino acids
c. urea
d. sodium
Answer: c
, Furosemide is a drug often used to treat the symptoms of cirrhosis. It is
a(n):
a. appetite stimulant
b. diuretic
c. laxative
d. antiviral
Answer: b
Drug therapy for the treatment of cirrhosis includes all of the following
except:
a. antibiotics
b. appetite stimulants
c. immunosuppressants
d. diuretics
Answer: c
When calculating energy needs for patients with ascites, include the
patient's _______ in the equation.
a. appetite
b. activity level
c. dry weight
d. current weight
Answer: c
People with malnutrition may experience fatty liver.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Fat should be restricted in the diet of all clients with cirrhosis.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Laboratory findings associated with fatty liver include all of the
following except:
a. elevated HDL
b. elevated ALT and AST
c. elevated glucose
d. elevated triglycerides
Answer: c
,The most common cause of infection with acute hepatitis A virus is:
a. exposure to infected blood
b. jaundice
c. fecal-oral contamination
d. sexual contact
Answer: c
Which of the following results when bilirubin accumulates in the
bloodstream?
a. jaundice
b. ascites
c. hepatic coma
d. mental disturbances
Answer: a
Blood flow is impeded in a cirrhotic liver, causing:
a. portal hypertension
b. elevated cholesterol levels
c. jaundice
d. fatty liver
Answer: a
,Ascites is:
a. yellowing of the sclera of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes
b. fluid accumulation in the abdomen
c. inflammation of the liver
d. elevated blood ammonia levels
Answer: b
Prothrombin time in liver disease patients will be:
a. irrelevant
b. decreased
c. prolonged
d. normal
Answer: c
In liver disease, blood ammonia levels rise because the liver cannot
convert the ammonia to:
a. nitrogen
b. amino acids
c. urea
d. sodium
Answer: c
, Furosemide is a drug often used to treat the symptoms of cirrhosis. It is
a(n):
a. appetite stimulant
b. diuretic
c. laxative
d. antiviral
Answer: b
Drug therapy for the treatment of cirrhosis includes all of the following
except:
a. antibiotics
b. appetite stimulants
c. immunosuppressants
d. diuretics
Answer: c
When calculating energy needs for patients with ascites, include the
patient's _______ in the equation.
a. appetite
b. activity level
c. dry weight
d. current weight
Answer: c
