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The nurse is aware that a definitive diagnosis of cirrhosis is made based on the results of which diagnostic or laboratory test?
 
  a. Liver biopsy
  b. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
  c. Elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
  d. Elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Question 2

The nurse caring for a patient with acute pancreatitis assesses a bluish tinge around the patient's umbilicus. The nurse recognizes that this finding likely results from which underlying problem?
 
  a. Increased amylase
  b. Retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
  c. Inflammatory response to a pseudocyst
  d. Ascites


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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