Question 1

The nurse reminds the patient with liver disease that the level of ____________________ in the blood is an indicator of the how well the liver is functioning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse reminds the patient with liver...

Question 2

In planning the care for the patient with pancreatitis,the nurse assigns the highest priority to:

Accepted Answer

Pain control is the most important priority.

Question 3

The nurse reports the observation that would indicate blocked flow of bile from the liver to the intestine,which is:

Accepted Answer

Bile is unable to get to feces to give it the normal brown color.

Question 4

A patient in acute pain is admitted with pancreatitis.The nurse sees a laboratory report showing an elevation that is diagnostic for acute pancreatitis,which is:

Accepted Answer

Serum amylase is the most significant of the diagnostic findings.

Question 5

The nurse takes into consideration that persons with liver disease are at an increased risk for:

Accepted Answer

Because many drugs are metabolized in the liver and a diseased liver does not adequate clear the system of drugs,drug toxicity is an ongoing problem.

Question 6

The nurse is alert for bleeding in a patient with hepatic disorders because the inflamed liver may not be able to synthesize two clotting factors,which are ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse is alert for bleeding in...

Question 7

The nurse explains to the patient that when the blood sugar level drops,the liver is capable of converting the stored glycogen to glucose by the process of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The nurse explains to the patient that...

Question 8

Patients with pancreatic disease often have a history of:

Accepted Answer

Pancreatic disease is often related to alcohol abuse.

Question 9

Before discharge after a laparoscopic procedure for cholelithiasis,the patient is advised to:

Accepted Answer

After the laparoscopic procedure,the patient is to follow a low-fat diet,take fat-soluble vitamins.Placement of the T-tube is not done with the laparoscopic procedure.

Question 10

The nurse is alert to another chronic condition related to the presence of chronic pancreatitis,which is:

Accepted Answer

Chronic pancreatitis patients are at risk for developing DM because of the destruction of the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas.

Question 11

The nurse makes a list of drugs and herbal remedies that are harmful to the liver,which includes:

Accepted Answer

Herbal remedies of comfrey,borage,coltsfoot,and chaparral can harm the liver.The over-the-counter (OTC)drug Tylenol is also hepatoxic.

Question 12

In assessing a dark-skinned patient for jaundice,the nurse would assess the ____________________ for a yellow color.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In assessing a dark-skinned patient for jaundice,the...

Quiz 39: Disorders of the Liver, gallbladder, and Pancreas