HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) What does the liver do? - Correct Answers ✅Metabolism Glucose Albumin Ammonia to urea Vitamins Drugs Bilirubin excretion Production of clotting factors What kind of effects do liver disorders have on the body? - Correct Answers ✅↓ effectiveness of 'chemical factory' ↓ excretion of bilirubin Portal hypertension = esophageal varices and ascites (Portal Hypertension is caused from blood back up in the liver b/c of scar tissue within the liver) What are the 3 most common problems caused by liver disease? - Correct Answers ✅Bleeding Problem - ↓ clotting factors Toxin Problem - Increased Ammonia and Bilirubin Fluid Problem - Increased fluid retention 1 / 3
HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) What is Cirrhosis of the liver caused by and is it reversible? - Correct Answers ✅Most commonly caused by Alcohol Abuse, Viral Hepatitis, or Medication and it is NOT reversible What are the risk factors for Cirrhosis? - Correct Answers ✅Alcohol Abuse Chronic Hep B & C Acetaminophen Use IV Drug Use(b/c of contracting Hep B &C) What are some assessment findings for a person with a liver disease? - Correct Answers ✅Enlarged Liver/ RUQ pain. / Jaundice Spider Angioma Pruritis Striae on Abdomen Petechiae Define Ascities - Correct Answers ✅Na+ and Water Retention 3rd Spacing ↓serum albumin ↑abdominal girth 2 / 3
HACC Nursing 241 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) Weight gain Pedal edema Dyspnea List S&S of Esophageal Varices (Distended Vessels within the Esophagus) - Correct Answers ✅Distended vessels in esophagus/stomach are easily ruptured Hematemesis Melena (Stool that has blood in it) S/S shock Define Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct Answers ✅caused by elevated ammonia; a by-product of protein metabolism which disrupts mental status. The damage liver is unable to make the ammonia water What are some S&S of Hepatic Encephalopathy - Correct Answers ✅↑ ammonia level Mental Status changes depend on how high the ammonia levels are Asterixis- when fingers flap when asked to extend them Fetor hepaticus - very bad breath
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