Bile flow Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GI and Biliary Disorders ● Hepatitis: inflamed liver ○ Patho ■ Acute ● Viral infection, liver damage, cholestasis: decrease in bile flow due to impaired secretion or obstruction of bile flow through bile ducts (retain substances normally excreted into bile: bile salts and bilirubin) ● Usually no long-lasting effects; liver cells regenerate ■ Chronic ● Hepatitis c ● Can cause fibrosis → cirrhosis ○ Types ■ A: prevent by hygiene, vaccine, wash fruits and veggies ...

Test Bank For Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition Author(s) Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever All Chapters Chapter 43 Assessment and Management of Patients With Hepatic Disorders 1. A nurse is caring for a patient with liver failure and is performing an assessment in the knowledge of the patient's increased risk of bleeding. The nurse recognizes that this risk is related to the patient's inability to synthesize prothrombin in the liver. What factor...

Christensen: Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition Chapter 03: Care of the Patient with an Integumentary Disorder Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient has generalized macular-papular skin eruptions and complains of severe pruritus from contact dermatitis. When the nurse administers his therapeutic bath, it is important to remember that a. using Burow’s solution helps promote healing. b. rubbing the skin briskly decreases pruritus. c. allowing 20 to 60 minutes to complete the ...

HESI RN MED SURG 1. A client with a productive cough has obtained a sputum specimen for culture as instructed. What is the best initial nursing action? Answer: Administer the first dose of prescribed antibiotic therapy 2. A client is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulation in cardiac arrest with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in progress. The client is intubated and receiving 100% oxygen per self‐inflating (ambu) bag. The nurse determines that the client is cyanotic, cold...

Exam 1: NUR1172/ NUR 1172 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Nutrition Vocabularies with Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Rasmussen Q: Rounded mass of food formed in the mouth and ready to be swallowed. Answer: Bolus Q: Number of millimoles of liquid or solid in a liter of solution. Answer: Osmolarity Q: Viscous fluid secreted by mucous membranes and glands, consisting mainly of mucin (a glycoprotein), inorganic salts, and water. Answer: Mucus Q: Hormone produc...

Disorders of the Biliary Tract Exam - Questions, Answers and Rationales The patient with right upper quadrant abdominal pain has an abdominal ultrasound that reveals cholelithiasis. What should the nurse expect to do for this patient? -Prevent all oral intake -Control abdominal pain -Provide enteral feedings -Avoid dietary cholesterol Patients with cholelithiasis can have severe pain, so controlling pain is important until the problem can be treated. Nothing by mouth status may be needed if th...

1. A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of diarrhea with dehydration. The nurse recognizes that increased peristalsis resulting in diarrhea can be related to a. sympathetic inhibition. b. mixing and propulsion. c. sympathetic stimulation. d. parasympathetic stimulation. Correct answer: d Rationale: Peristalsis is increased by parasympathetic stimulation. 2. A patient has an elevated blood level of indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin. One cause of this finding is that...

Exam 1: NSG223/ NSG 223 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Med Surg 2 Exam| Guide Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A- Herzing QUESTION Atherosclerosis pathology - Narrowing (stenosis) of lumen, obstruction by thrombosis, aneurysm, ulceration, and rupture - cells die due to lack of blood flow - vulnerable where arteries bifurcate/branch - males have more below-the-knee pathology QUESTION Fatty streaks (atherosclerotic lesions) Answer: Yellow & smooth; composed...

ATI-TEAS Practice Tests Nov 2022. aka the windpipe - is a cylindrical portion of the respiratory tract that joins the larynx with the lungs connects the throat to the stomach - when someone swallows, this contracts to force the food down into the stomach - like other structures in the respiratory system, this structure secretes mucus for lubrication (1) Identify the tissue(s) that is/are striated (2) Identify the tissue(s) that is/are NOT striated a) cardiac b) smooth c) skel...

ARDMS Abdomen MOCK exam| 251 | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ Progression of which of the following abnormalities flattens the portal veins? Biliary obstruction The wall thickness in a normal fasting gallbladder should not exceed 3 mm This color Doppler sonogram is most likely demonstrating which of the following abnormalities? Pseudoaneurysm This color Doppler image demonstrates turbulent swirling blood flow within a fluid collection, classic sonographic findings of a ...