In liver disease, serum alanine aminotransferase levels _____ and serum aspartate aminotransferase levels _____.
a. increase; decrease b. decrease; increase
c. increase; increase d. decrease; decrease
Q. 2What percentage of U.S. adults are affected by fatty liver?
a. 5 b. 10
c. 15 d. 20
Q. 3The enlargement of the liver associated with fatty liver is called
a. steatohepatitis. b. hepatomegaly.
c. cirrhosis. d. hepatitis F.
Q. 4The inflammation associated with fatty liver is called
a. steatohepatitis. b. hepatomegaly.
c. cirrhosis. d. hepatitis F.
Q. 5Emily does not consume alcohol and never has, yet she has developed a fatty liver. What is the most likely cause?
a. Insulin resistance b. Genetic defect
c. Environmental toxins d. Protein energy malnutrition
Q. 6A client with a fatty liver is at risk for developing:
a. heart disease. b. diabetes.
c. kwashiorkor. d. cirrhosis.
Q. 7What circumstance results in fat accumulation in the liver?
a. Exportation of VLDL is balanced with collection of lipids from the blood.
b. Exportation of VLDL exceeds collection of lipids from the blood.
c. Fat synthesis is balanced with exportation of VLDL.
d. Fat synthesis exceeds exportation of VLDL.
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