The nurse clarifies that deterioration progresses through stages before presenting with liver disease. Place the stages in order. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Liver disease
b. Inflammation
c. Hepatic insufficiency
d. Destruction
e. Fibrotic regeneration
Question 2Arrange the normal process of protein metabolism. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Protein enters the blood stream
b. Excreted by kidney
c. Portal vein delivers blood to the liver
d. Conversion to urea
e. Ammonia produced in the bowel
Question 3The tumor marker that is elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer is______.
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Question 4Hepatitis D is usually seen as a co-infection with __________.
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Question 5The disease that is on the increase because of the growing obesity population and is associated with coronary artery disease and use of corticosteroids is_______________.
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Question 6The nurse is aware that the liver synthesizes products essential to health. Which products are synthesized by the liver? (Select all that apply.)
a. Intrinsic factor
b. Protein
c. Vitamin K
d. Red blood cells
e. Albumin
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