Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders
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| Alcoholic cirrhosis | Laënnec's cirrhosis) The end result of alcoholic liver disease.
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| Ascites | The accumulation of plasma-rich fluid in the abdominal cavity.
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| Balloon tamponade | The application of pressure to stop esophageal bleeding using an inflatable balloon
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| Cholecystectomy | Removal of the gallbladder.
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| Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gallbladder, usually associated with stones in the cystic or common bile duct.
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| Cholelithiasis | formation of stones (calculi) within the gallbladder or biliary duct system.
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| Chronic hepatitis | Chronic infection of the liver.
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| Chronic infection of the liver. | Chronic infection of the liver.
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| Endoscopic sclerosis | Injection of a sclerosing agent into dilated esophageal varices using an endoscopic technique
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| Esophageal varices | Enlarged, thin-walled veins that form in the submucosa of the esophagus.
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| Fulminant hepatitis | Hepatitis with a rapid and severe onset and course.
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| Gastric lavage | Irrigation of the stomach with large quantities of normal saline.
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| Hematochezia | Bright blood in the stool.
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| Hepatic encephalopathy | Altered consciousness, mentation, and motor function affecting cirrhotic clients.
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| mentation, | Mental activity; thinking: “The heartless hip analysis of crime is . . . a part of my life and my mentation” (Scott Turow).
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| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a virus; may be acute or chronic.
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| Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Removal of the gallbladder using an endoscope.
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| iver transplantation | Surgical implantation of a donor liver
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| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas.
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| Paracentesis | Aspiration of fluid from the peritoneal cavity.
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| peritoneal | The serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and folds inward to enclose the viscera.
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| Portal hypertension | Elevated pressure in the portal venous system that causes rerouting of blood to adjoining lower pressure vessels.
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| Splenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen.
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| Steatorrhea | Fatty, frothy, foul-smelling stools
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