NRSG 3320 Exam 3 (Modules 8-11) – Questions With
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fluid in peritoneal cavity
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1 asictes 2 metabolic functions of the liver (8)
3 s/sx of obstructive jaundice 4 AST/ALT Ratio
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Terms in this set (149)
- glucose metabolism
- ammonia conversion
- protein metabolism
metabolic functions of the - fat metabolism
liver (8) - vitamin and iron storage
- bile formation
- bilirubin excretion
- drug metabolism
Liver function tests AST, ALT, AST/ALT Ratio, ALP
, Aspartate aminotransferase
- normal 11-47 IU/L
AST
- most useful in detecting liver damage due to hepatitis,
drugs toxic to the liver, cirrhosis, and alcoholism
alanine aminotransferase
- Normal 7-56 IU/L
- ALT is released into bloodstream when the liver is
ALT
damaged
- most useful in detecting damage due to hepatitis,
drugs, or other substances toxic to the liver
usually increased in alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and in
AST/ALT Ratio the first day or two of acute hepatitis or injury from bile
duct obstruction
alkaline phosphatase
- Normal 30-120 IU/L
found in bone and in the cells of the bile ducts
ALP
- can indicate blockage of one or more bile ducts, liver
cancer, hepatitis, cirrhosis, or when hepatotoxic drugs
are taken
scarring (fibrosis) of the liver in response to liver
Liver cirrhosis
damage or injury
fatigue, bleeding/bruising, itchy skin, jaundice, N/V,
symptoms of liver cirrhosis ascites, weight loss, confusion/drowsiness/hepatic
encephalopathy
portal hypertension, infections, malnutrition, jaundice,
complications of liver
bleeding, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, bone
cirrhosis
disease, liver cancer, liver failure
yellow or greenish-yellow sclera and skin caused by
jaundice
increased serum bilirubin levels (>2mg/dL)
hemolytic, hepatocellular (associated with liver disease),
types of jaundice
obstructive (associated with liver disease)
mild or severely ill, lack of appetite, N/V, weight loss,
S/sx of hepatocellular
malaise, fatigue, weakness, headache, fever, chills,
jaundice
infection
dark orange-brown urine, clay-colored stools,
s/sx of obstructive jaundice dyspepsia, intolerance of fats, impaired digestion,
pruritis
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fluid in peritoneal cavity
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1 asictes 2 metabolic functions of the liver (8)
3 s/sx of obstructive jaundice 4 AST/ALT Ratio
Don't know?
Terms in this set (149)
- glucose metabolism
- ammonia conversion
- protein metabolism
metabolic functions of the - fat metabolism
liver (8) - vitamin and iron storage
- bile formation
- bilirubin excretion
- drug metabolism
Liver function tests AST, ALT, AST/ALT Ratio, ALP
, Aspartate aminotransferase
- normal 11-47 IU/L
AST
- most useful in detecting liver damage due to hepatitis,
drugs toxic to the liver, cirrhosis, and alcoholism
alanine aminotransferase
- Normal 7-56 IU/L
- ALT is released into bloodstream when the liver is
ALT
damaged
- most useful in detecting damage due to hepatitis,
drugs, or other substances toxic to the liver
usually increased in alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and in
AST/ALT Ratio the first day or two of acute hepatitis or injury from bile
duct obstruction
alkaline phosphatase
- Normal 30-120 IU/L
found in bone and in the cells of the bile ducts
ALP
- can indicate blockage of one or more bile ducts, liver
cancer, hepatitis, cirrhosis, or when hepatotoxic drugs
are taken
scarring (fibrosis) of the liver in response to liver
Liver cirrhosis
damage or injury
fatigue, bleeding/bruising, itchy skin, jaundice, N/V,
symptoms of liver cirrhosis ascites, weight loss, confusion/drowsiness/hepatic
encephalopathy
portal hypertension, infections, malnutrition, jaundice,
complications of liver
bleeding, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, bone
cirrhosis
disease, liver cancer, liver failure
yellow or greenish-yellow sclera and skin caused by
jaundice
increased serum bilirubin levels (>2mg/dL)
hemolytic, hepatocellular (associated with liver disease),
types of jaundice
obstructive (associated with liver disease)
mild or severely ill, lack of appetite, N/V, weight loss,
S/sx of hepatocellular
malaise, fatigue, weakness, headache, fever, chills,
jaundice
infection
dark orange-brown urine, clay-colored stools,
s/sx of obstructive jaundice dyspepsia, intolerance of fats, impaired digestion,
pruritis
