RNSG 2331 Exam 1 Study Guide

RNSG 2331 Exam 1 Study Guide Exam 1 Study Guide Chapter 49 Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders ascites: an albumin-rich fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity asterixis: involuntary flapping movements of the hands cirrhosis: a chronic liver disease characterized by fibrotic changes, the formation of dense connective tissue within the liver, subsequent degenerative changes, and loss of functioning cells constructional apraxia: inability to draw figures in two or three dimensions endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL): procedure that uses a modified endoscope loaded with an elastic rubber band passed through an overtube directly onto the varix (or varices) to be banded to ligate the area and stop bleeding fetor hepaticus: sweet, slightly fecal odor to the breath, presumed to be of intestinal origin; prevalent with the extensive collateral portal circulation in chronic liver disease fulminant hepatic failure: sudden, severe onset of acute liver failure that occurs within 8 weeks after the first symptoms of jaundice hepatic encephalopathy: central nervous system dysfunction frequently associated with elevated ammonia levels that produce changes in mental status, altered level of consciousness, and coma jaundice: condition where the body tissues, including the sclerae and the skin, become tinged yellow or greenish-yellow, due to high bilirubin levels