What is the pathophysiology of acute liver failure

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1. How is hepatitis diagnosed?

2. What are some key teaching points to reinforce with those with hepatitis?

3. What is the pathophysiology of acute liver failure?

4. What are possible outcomes of those who go into acute liver failure?

5. What is the most common cause of acute liver failure?

6. For the medication that most often causes acute liver failure, what are the current recommended dosage guidelines? what are the reversal agents for that medication?

7. One complication of acute liver failure is hepatic encephalopathy. What is hepatic encephalopathy and what causes it?

8. What medication may be utilized to reverse the cause?

9. Why is a PT level checked for possible liver failure? What significance does that have on nursing care or interventions?

10. What labs are included in a liver panel? What are the normal ranges of those labs?

11. What is the pathophysiology of chronic liver disease or cirrhosis?

12. What are the main causes of cirrhosis?

13. What are some of the main signs and symptoms of cirrhosis?

14. What are some of the major complications of cirrhosis?

15. What is Weirnicke-Korsakoff syndrome? What vitamin deficiency is linked to this syndrome?

16. What are some diagnostic tests associated with cirrhosis?

17. What are some therapeutic interventions would be utilized to treat the following complications of cirrhosis?

Ascities
Esophageal varices
Hepatic encephalopathy

18. What are some key nursing interventions for providing care two patients with cirrhosis? Be sure to provide your rationale.

19. What are some of the requirements for a patient to meet in order to qualify for a liver transplant?

20. What would be some signs of rejection of an organ after liver transplant?

21. What is the pathophysiology and etiology of liver cancer?

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