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Final Exam: NR 571/ NR571 (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) Complex Diagnosis & Management in Acute Care Practicum Guide| Q/A | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) -Chamberlain QUESTION fluid thrill Answer: a sensation felt during an abdominal examination when tapping one side of the abdomen, resulting in a transmitted vibration on the other side. This sensation is indicative of free fluid, like in ascites, within the abdominal cavity. QUESTION asterixis Answer: aka Liver Flap, a flapping tremor of the hands. When the client extends the arms & hands in front of the body, the hands rapidly flex & extend. QUESTION palmar erythema Answer: unusual redness of the palms of the hands QUESTION caput medusae Answer: Dilated veins around the umbilicus, associated with cirrhosis of the liver. QUESTION spider angiomas Answer: Small, spider-like blood vessels on skin. QUESTION IgG anti-HBc Answer: (antibody to hepatitis B core antigen) Appears 6-14 wks after infection together with anti-HBs Indicates past infection and immunity QUESTION Treatment HCV Answer: Highly active direct acting antivirals (2011) Chronic HCV is highly curable with 8-12 weeks of oral therapy Goals : viral eradication, delay fibrosis progression, alleviating symptoms, preventing complications, minimizing all-cause mortality, maximizing quality of life No vaccine - eliminating risk factors QUESTION NAFLD Answer: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Hepatic injury with inflammation with or without fibrosis. Fatty infiltration of the liver in absence of significant alcohol consumption, chronic hepatotoxic medication use, and hereditary disorders. May progress to simple steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, HCC. QUESTION Risk factors for NAFLD Answer: Obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemias, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome are associated with NAFLD development. Likely to have cardiovascular risk factors which contribute to increase morbidity and mortality beyond chronic liver disease alone. QUESTION Testing NAFLD Answer: Usually a symptomatic and found incidentally. LFTs normal in majority, mild elevations in AST & ALT may be seen. Elevated GGT = marker of increased mortality Disease progression can result in hypoalbuminemia, hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia, prolonged PT. Ultrasound of abdomen to evaluate for fatty infiltration Liver biopsy is gold standard for diagnosis of NAFLD & NASH. QUESTION NASH Answer: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver) QUESTION Treatment for NAFLD & NASH Answer: Sustained weight loss (5-10% product), calorie restriction, carbohydrate, production, increased exercise due to high risk of cardiovascular disease. Bariatric surgery for those who have been unsuccessful, treatment for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, glycemic control. Should be followed by a hepatologist or gastroenterologist. Clinical trials using anti-fibrotic, anti-apoptotic, and immune therapies for treatment QUESTION NAFLD-MS Answer: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with metabolic syndrome usually a symptomatic so use of clinical scoring system with protectors being BMI, AST/ALT ratio, presence of T2DM, and central obesity. QUESTION Appendicitis Answer: Inflammation of the appendix (small pouch attached to cecum of large intestines) caused by blockage or infection. May lead to perforation toxins released into abdominal cavity peritonitis sepsis possible death. 1/5th of cases rupture. Appendix thought to play a role in immunity and possibly storage for probiotics. QUESTION Etiology of acute appendicitis Answer: Obstruction or narrowing of appendiceal lumen Formation of faecoliths, metastasis, solid, tumors, intestinal, parasites, scarring, inflammatory bowel disease = luminal narrowing Bacterial proliferation leads to inflammation and increased pressure within appendix blood, and lymph flow blocks leading to vascular thrombosis and ischemic necrosis = luminal blockage QUESTION Appendicitis risk factors Answer: Males females Highest incidents in second decade of life Diet low in fiber and high in refined carbohydrates Genetic predisposition Extended breast-feeding appears to diminish the risk of appendicitis in children QUESTION Increased risk of perforation Answer: Extremes of age (very young or very old) Immuno suppressed Diabetics Obstruction due to faecolith Previous abdominal surgery Economically disadvantaged QUESTION faecolith Answer: A stone made of faeces Food that has not been broken down completely QUESTION Appendicitis clinical presentation

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Finall Exam:l NRl 571/l NR571l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Complexl Diagnosisl &l
Managementl inl Acutel Carel Practicuml
Guide|l Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Answers)l -Chamberlain

Q:l fluidl thrill
Answer:
al sensationl feltl duringl anl abdominall examinationl whenl tappingl onel sidel ofl thel
abdomen,l resultingl inl al transmittedl vibrationl onl thel otherl side.l Thisl sensationl isl
indicativel ofl freel fluid,l likel inl ascites,l withinl thel abdominall cavity.



Q:l asterixis
Answer:
akal Liverl Flap,l al flappingl tremorl ofl thel hands.l Whenl thel clientl extendsl thel armsl &l
handsl inl frontl ofl thel body,l thel handsl rapidlyl flexl &l extend.



Q:l palmarl erythema
Answer:
unusuall rednessl ofl thel palmsl ofl thel hands



Q:l caputl medusae
Answer:
Dilatedl veinsl aroundl thel umbilicus,l associatedl withl cirrhosisl ofl thel liver.

,Q:l spiderl angiomas
Answer:
Small,l spider-likel bloodl vesselsl onl skin.



Q:l IgGl anti-HBc
Answer:
(antibodyl tol hepatitisl Bl corel antigen)
Appearsl 6-14l wksl afterl infectionl togetherl withl anti-HBs
Indicatesl pastl infectionl andl immunity



Q:l Treatmentl HCV
Answer:
Highlyl activel directl actingl antiviralsl (2011)
Chronicl HCVl isl highlyl curablel withl 8-12l weeksl ofl orall therapy
Goalsl :l virall eradication,l delayl fibrosisl progression,l alleviatingl symptoms,l preventingl
complications,l minimizingl all-causel mortality,l maximizingl qualityl ofl life
Nol vaccinel -l eliminatingl riskl factors



Q:l NAFLD
Answer:
Non-alcoholicl fattyl liverl disease
Hepaticl injuryl withl inflammationl withl orl withoutl fibrosis.l
Fattyl infiltrationl ofl thel liverl inl absencel ofl significantl alcoholl consumption,l chronicl
hepatotoxicl medicationl use,l andl hereditaryl disorders.
Mayl progressl tol simplel steatosis,l fibrosis,l cirrhosis,l HCC.



Q:l Riskl factorsl forl NAFLD
Answer:

,Obesity,l diabetes,l dyslipidemias,l insulinl resistance,l metabolicl syndromel arel associatedl
withl NAFLDl development.
Likelyl tol havel cardiovascularl riskl factorsl whichl contributel tol increasel morbidityl andl
mortalityl beyondl chronicl liverl diseasel alone.



Q:l Testingl NAFLD
Answer:
Usuallyl al symptomaticl andl foundl incidentally.l LFTsl normall inl majority,l mildl elevationsl
inl ASTl &l ALTl mayl bel seen.
Elevatedl GGTl =l markerl ofl increasedl mortality
Diseasel progressionl canl resultl inl hypoalbuminemia,l hyperbilirubinemia,l
thrombocytopenia,l prolongedl PT.
Ultrasoundl ofl abdomenl tol evaluatel forl fattyl infiltrationl
Liverl biopsyl isl goldl standardl forl diagnosisl ofl NAFLDl &l NASH.



Q:l NASH
Answer:
nonalcoholicl steatohepatitisl (fattyl liver)



Q:l Treatmentl forl NAFLDl &l NASH
Answer:
Sustainedl weightl lossl (5-10%l product),l caloriel restriction,l carbohydrate,l production,l
increasedl exercisel duel tol highl riskl ofl cardiovascularl disease.
Bariatricl surgeryl forl thosel whol havel beenl unsuccessful,l treatmentl forl hyperlipidemia,l
hypertension,l glycemicl control.l
Shouldl bel followedl byl al hepatologistl orl gastroenterologist.
Clinicall trialsl usingl anti-fibrotic,l anti-apoptotic,l andl immunel therapiesl forl treatment



Q:l NAFLD-MS
Answer:

, Non-alcoholicl fattyl liverl diseasel withl metabolicl syndromel usuallyl al symptomaticl sol usel
ofl clinicall scoringl systeml withl protectorsl beingl BMI,l AST/ALTl ratio,l presencel ofl
T2DM,l andl centrall obesity.



Q:l Appendicitis
Answer:
Inflammationl ofl thel appendixl (smalll pouchl attachedl tol cecuml ofl largel intestines)l
causedl byl blockagel orl infection.l
Mayl leadl tol perforationl >l toxinsl releasedl intol abdominall cavityl >l peritonitisl >l sepsisl
>l possiblel death.l
1/5thl ofl casesl rupture.
Appendixl thoughtl tol playl al rolel inl immunityl andl possiblyl storagel forl probiotics.



Q:l Etiologyl ofl acutel appendicitis
Answer:
Obstructionl orl narrowingl ofl appendiceall lumen
Formationl ofl faecoliths,l metastasis,l solid,l tumors,l intestinal,l parasites,l scarring,l
inflammatoryl bowell diseasel =l luminall narrowing
Bacteriall proliferationl leadsl tol inflammationl andl increasedl pressurel withinl appendixl >l
blood,l andl lymphl flowl blocksl leadingl tol vascularl thrombosisl andl ischemicl necrosisl =l
luminall blockage



Q:l Appendicitisl riskl factors
Answer:
Malesl >l females
Highestl incidentsl inl secondl decadel ofl lifel
Dietl lowl inl fiberl andl highl inl refinedl carbohydrates
Geneticl predisposition
Extendedl breast-feedingl appearsl tol diminishl thel riskl ofl appendicitisl inl children



Q:l Increasedl riskl ofl perforation

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