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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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