HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS
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What does the liver do? - Correct Answers ✅Metabolism
Glucose
Albumin
Ammonia to urea
Vitamins
Drugs
Bilirubin excretion
Production of clotting factors
What kind of effects do liver disorders have on the body? -
Correct Answers ✅↓ effectiveness of 'chemical factory'
↓ excretion of bilirubin
Portal hypertension = esophageal varices and ascites (Portal
Hypertension is caused from blood back up in the liver b/c of
scar tissue within the liver)
What are the 3 most common problems caused by liver
disease? - Correct Answers ✅Bleeding Problem - ↓ clotting
factors
Toxin Problem - Increased Ammonia and Bilirubin
Fluid Problem - Increased fluid retention
,HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS
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What is Cirrhosis of the liver caused by and is it reversible? -
Correct Answers ✅Most commonly caused by Alcohol
Abuse, Viral Hepatitis, or Medication and it is NOT reversible
What are the risk factors for Cirrhosis? - Correct Answers
✅Alcohol Abuse
Chronic Hep B & C
Acetaminophen Use
IV Drug Use(b/c of contracting Hep B &C)
What are some assessment findings for a person with a liver
disease? - Correct Answers ✅Enlarged Liver/ RUQ pain. /
Jaundice
Spider Angioma
Pruritis
Striae on Abdomen
Petechiae
Define Ascities - Correct Answers ✅Na+ and Water
Retention 3rd Spacing
↓serum albumin
↑abdominal girth
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Weight gain
Pedal edema
Dyspnea
List S&S of Esophageal Varices (Distended Vessels within the
Esophagus) - Correct Answers ✅Distended vessels in
esophagus/stomach are easily ruptured
Hematemesis
Melena (Stool that has blood in it)
S/S shock
Define Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct Answers
✅caused by elevated ammonia; a by-product of protein
metabolism which disrupts mental status. The damage liver is
unable to make the ammonia water
What are some S&S of Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct
Answers ✅↑ ammonia level
Mental Status changes depend on how high the ammonia
levels are
Asterixis- when fingers flap when asked to extend them
Fetor hepaticus - very bad breath
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest
2025)
What does the liver do? - Correct Answers ✅Metabolism
Glucose
Albumin
Ammonia to urea
Vitamins
Drugs
Bilirubin excretion
Production of clotting factors
What kind of effects do liver disorders have on the body? -
Correct Answers ✅↓ effectiveness of 'chemical factory'
↓ excretion of bilirubin
Portal hypertension = esophageal varices and ascites (Portal
Hypertension is caused from blood back up in the liver b/c of
scar tissue within the liver)
What are the 3 most common problems caused by liver
disease? - Correct Answers ✅Bleeding Problem - ↓ clotting
factors
Toxin Problem - Increased Ammonia and Bilirubin
Fluid Problem - Increased fluid retention
,HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest
2025)
What is Cirrhosis of the liver caused by and is it reversible? -
Correct Answers ✅Most commonly caused by Alcohol
Abuse, Viral Hepatitis, or Medication and it is NOT reversible
What are the risk factors for Cirrhosis? - Correct Answers
✅Alcohol Abuse
Chronic Hep B & C
Acetaminophen Use
IV Drug Use(b/c of contracting Hep B &C)
What are some assessment findings for a person with a liver
disease? - Correct Answers ✅Enlarged Liver/ RUQ pain. /
Jaundice
Spider Angioma
Pruritis
Striae on Abdomen
Petechiae
Define Ascities - Correct Answers ✅Na+ and Water
Retention 3rd Spacing
↓serum albumin
↑abdominal girth
, HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest
2025)
Weight gain
Pedal edema
Dyspnea
List S&S of Esophageal Varices (Distended Vessels within the
Esophagus) - Correct Answers ✅Distended vessels in
esophagus/stomach are easily ruptured
Hematemesis
Melena (Stool that has blood in it)
S/S shock
Define Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct Answers
✅caused by elevated ammonia; a by-product of protein
metabolism which disrupts mental status. The damage liver is
unable to make the ammonia water
What are some S&S of Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct
Answers ✅↑ ammonia level
Mental Status changes depend on how high the ammonia
levels are
Asterixis- when fingers flap when asked to extend them
Fetor hepaticus - very bad breath
