Author Question: The nurse is admitting to the unit a client who is a 42-year-old female with dysphagia following a ... (Read 33 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Aug 2, 2018

The nurse is admitting to the unit a client who is a 42-year-old female with dysphagia following a head trauma. What fluid would be the best choice for this client if she were on the nectarlike stage of the National Dysphagia Diet?

A) Bottled water B) Fruit juice C) Iced coffee D) Vegetable juices

Question 2

If a patient with cirrhosis of the liver becomes confused and apathetic, he or she may be developing

a. fatty liver.
b. hepatitis D.
c. secondary depression.
d. hepatic encephalopathy.

blakeserpa · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
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Nectarlike fluids are liquids thicker than water but thin enough to sip through a straw.

Answer to Question 2

D
If a patient with cirrhosis of the liver becomes confused and apathetic, he or she may be devel-oping hepatic encephalopathy, as the brain is influenced by compounds that have been absorbed from the intestine and have not been metabolized by the liver. Fatty liver develops first, before progression to cirrhosis. Any form of hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis, but cirrhosis does not cause hepatitis. Depression may cause apathy, but does not usually cause confusion.