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NUR 265/ NUR265 Exam 1 – Advanced Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Guide| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Pancreatic enzymes to break down food Answer: Makes lipase to digest fats, and amylase to digest carbohydrates. Makes chymotrypsin and trypsin to digest proteins QUESTION Cullens sign Answer: bruising in the skin around the umbilicus due to hemorrhage QUESTION Grey Turners sign Answer: bruising in flank area (lower back area), retroperitoneal bleeding QUESTION Pain in Quadrants Answer: QUESTION Chronic Pancreatitis Answer: Progressive fibrosis and degenration of pancreas. Irreversible. Usually due to alcoholism but also can be hereditary or protein malnutrition. QUESTION Chronic Pancreatitis can result in Answer: Scarring and calcification of pancreatic tissue. Gets replaced with fibrous tissue that doesn't do anything to help. QUESTION Chronic Pancreatitis manifestations Answer: Upper left quadrant pain, n/v, steatorrhea, weight loss, jaundice. QUESTION ALT, AST Answer: alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase - enzymes measured to evaluate liver function Values: QUESTION Cirrhosis Answer: Fibrotic bands of connective tissue that changes the livers normal makeup. Destruction of hepatocytes (liver cells) QUESTION Liver functions Answer: Synthesis of bile and clotting factors, vitamin storage, detoxification of drugs and toxic substances, cleans blood, converts glucose to glycogen and stores it, forms urea to remove ammonia. QUESTION Factors that affect liver Answer: Alcohol, hepatitis, biliary obstruction (gallstones) QUESTION Symptoms of Cirrhosis Answer: Jaundice, dark urine (high bilirubin), retro hepaticus (musty or sweet breath odor due to high levels of dimethyl sulphide), LOC (due to ammonia) QUESTION Treat high ammonia with Answer: Lactulose QUESTION Cirrhosis complications Answer: esophageal varices (due to pressure building in portal vein in liver and prior to liver) Monitor for bright red blood vomit or tarry stools QUESTION Thrombocytopenia Answer: Reduction in platelets. Monitor for petechia, ecchymosis, bleeding of gums, frank blood in stool, urine or vomitus. Bleeding precautions. QUESTION DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) Answer: Problem with clotting cascade. Pt has circulating clots and at risk for bleeding. QUESTION Hepatorenal syndrome Life threatening, rapid deterioration in kidney function. Usually fatal unless liver transplant performed. Usually treated with dialysis.

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NURl 265/l NUR265l Examl 1l –l Advancedl
Conceptsl ofl Medical-Surgicall Nursingl
Guide|l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l
100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A

Q:l Pancreaticl enzymesl tol breakl downl food
Answer:
Makesl lipasel tol digestl fats,l andl amylasel tol digestl carbohydrates.
Makesl chymotrypsinl andl trypsinl tol digestl proteins



Q:l Cullensl sign
Answer:
bruisingl inl thel skinl aroundl thel umbilicusl duel tol hemorrhage



Q:l Greyl Turnersl sign
Answer:
bruisingl inl flankl areal (lowerl backl area),l retroperitoneall bleeding



Q:l Painl inl Quadrants
Answer:

,Q:l Chronicl Pancreatitis
Answer:
Progressivel fibrosisl andl degenrationl ofl pancreas.l Irreversible.l Usuallyl duel tol alcoholisml
butl alsol canl bel hereditaryl orl proteinl malnutrition.



Q:l Chronicl Pancreatitisl canl resultl in
Answer:
Scarringl andl calcificationl ofl pancreaticl tissue.l Getsl replacedl withl fibrousl tissuel thatl
doesn'tl dol anythingl tol help.



Q:l Chronicl Pancreatitisl manifestations
Answer:
Upperl leftl quadrantl pain,l n/v,l steatorrhea,l weightl loss,l jaundice.



Q:l ALT,l AST
Answer:
alaninel transaminase,l aspartatel transaminasel -l enzymesl measuredl tol evaluatel liverl
function
Values:

,Q:l Cirrhosis
Answer:
Fibroticl bandsl ofl connectivel tissuel thatl changesl thel liversl normall makeup.l Destructionl
ofl hepatocytesl (liverl cells)



Q:l Liverl functions
Answer:
Synthesisl ofl bilel andl clottingl factors,l vitaminl storage,l detoxificationl ofl drugsl andl toxicl
substances,l cleansl blood,l convertsl glucosel tol glycogenl andl storesl it,l formsl ureal tol
removel ammonia.



Q:l Factorsl thatl affectl liver
Answer:
Alcohol,l hepatitis,l biliaryl obstructionl (gallstones)



Q:l Symptomsl ofl Cirrhosis
Answer:
Jaundice,l darkl urinel (highl bilirubin),l retrol hepaticusl (mustyl orl sweetl breathl odorl duel tol
highl levelsl ofl dimethyll sulphide),l LOCl (duel tol ammonia)



Q:l Treatl highl ammonial with
Answer:
Lactulose



Q:l Cirrhosisl complications

, Answer:
esophageall varicesl (duel tol pressurel buildingl inl portall veinl inl liverl andl priorl tol liver)
Monitorl forl brightl redl bloodl vomitl orl tarryl stools



Q:l Thrombocytopenia
Answer:
Reductionl inl platelets.l Monitorl forl petechia,l ecchymosis,l bleedingl ofl gums,l frankl bloodl
inl stool,l urinel orl vomitus.l Bleedingl precautions.



Q:l DICl (disseminatedl intravascularl coagulation)
Answer:
Probleml withl clottingl cascade.l Ptl hasl circulatingl clotsl andl atl riskl forl bleeding.



Q:l Hepatorenall syndrome
Answer:
Lifel threatening,l rapidl deteriorationl inl kidneyl function.l Usuallyl fatall unlessl liverl
transplantl performed.l Usuallyl treatedl withl dialysis.



Q:l Spontaneousl bacteriall peritonitis
Answer:
Bacteriall infectionl inl peritoneum.l Stomachl wouldl bel veryl hard.l Anl infectionl ofl asceticl
fluid.



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.

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