Question 1

Define the functions of the gallbladder.

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Question 2

Describe the differences between hepatitis A, B, and C, including their methods of transmission, clinical manifestations, and modes of treatment.

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Question 3

Fat malabsorption with chronic pancreatitis results in _______________.

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Question 4

Describe possible complications associated with thiamin deficiency in the patient with alcohol dependency.

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Question 5

An estimated dosage range would be _______________ IU of lipase per meal for the patient with acute pancreatitis.

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Question 6

List three different causes of cirrhosis found in the United States.

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Question 7

When a gallstone passes from the gallbladder through the cystic duct and lodges in the common bile duct or in the head of the pancreas, the condition is called _______________.

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Question 8

The liver is the source of bile, but bile's composition is further modified by the _______________.

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Question 9

A patient's eligibility to be placed on the waiting list for a liver transplant is determined based on the _______________ scoring system.

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Question 10

Which people group is most commonly infected with chronic hepatitis B virus in the United States?​

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Pacific Islanders have the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the United States, with a rate of 3-15% compared to 0.1-0.5% in the general population. Other high-risk groups include Asians, African Americans, and Hispanic/Latinos.

Question 11

Describe the major functions of the pancreas.

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Question 12

Explain why malnutrition is prominent in the patient with alcoholism or alcoholic hepatitis.

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Question 13

Briefly describe the three major hypotheses that explain the impairment of neurotransmission involved with hepatic encephalopathy.

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Question 14

Small crystals of cholesterol on the surface of the inflamed mucosa of the gallbladder act as _______________ (points of origin) for further precipitation of cholesterol, and the crystals grow larger and larger.

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Question 15

Describe the differences between acute and chronic pancreatitis, including causes, manifestations, and nutrition intervention.

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Question 16

Describe a basic nutrition assessment for a patient with gallbladder disease.

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Question 17

There are three major hypotheses that try to explain the impairment of neurotransmission during hepatic encephalopathy: the ammonia hypothesis, the synergistic neurotoxin hypothesis, and:​

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The false neurotransmitter hypothesis suggests that in hepatic encephalopathy, the accumulation of substances like octopamine, which are not normally present in significant amounts, can interfere with normal neurotransmission.

Question 18

Thirty percent of _______________ pancreatitis is of unknown origin, but it is now thought that up to 15% of cases are due to genetic defects.

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Question 19

_______________ is an inflammation of the biliary ducts, usually secondary to obstruction of the common bile duct leading to infection.

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Question 20

Give three examples of possible nutrition diagnoses associated with acute hepatitis.

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Quiz 16: Diseases of the Liver - Gallbladder - and Exocrine Pancreas