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Puzzled about cirrhosis?

Puzzled about cirrhosis? patho puzzler Puzzled about cirrhosis? By Richard L. Pullen, Jr., EdD, RN Professor of Nursing and Assistant Director of ADN Program � Amarillo College Department of Nursing � Amarillo, Tex. Editorial Advisory Board Member � Nursing made Incredibly Easy! The exact worldwide prevalence of cirrhosis hormones and detoxify chemicals. When The most is unknown; however, there are approxi- there’s obstruction through the portal vein, common cause mately 400,000 cases of cirrhosis, along with blood backs up into the spleen and gastroin- of cirrhosis is other chronic liver diseases, in the United testinal tract. It’s important to remember heavy alcohol States, resulting in up to 35,000 deaths each that the liver holds approximately 13% of year. Cirrhosis is the ninth leading cause of the total blood supply in the body at any use; the second death and occurs in men twice as often as given moment. Bleeding is a common most common, women, according to the National Institute problem in a patient with cirrhosis. hepatitis C. of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The term cirrhosis is derived from Q: What causes cirrhosis? the Greek word scirrhus, meaning yellowish- A: The most common cause of cirrhosis is brown or orange, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

Puzzled about cirrhosis?

Pullen, Richard L.
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! , Volume 10 (5) – Sep 1, 2012
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patho puzzler Puzzled about cirrhosis? By Richard L. Pullen, Jr., EdD, RN Professor of Nursing and Assistant Director of ADN Program � Amarillo College Department of Nursing � Amarillo, Tex. Editorial Advisory Board Member � Nursing made Incredibly Easy! The exact worldwide prevalence of cirrhosis hormones and detoxify chemicals. When The most is unknown; however, there are approxi- there’s obstruction through the portal vein, common cause mately 400,000 cases of cirrhosis, along with blood backs up into the spleen and gastroin- of cirrhosis is other chronic liver diseases, in the United testinal tract. It’s important to remember heavy alcohol States, resulting in up to 35,000 deaths each that the liver holds approximately 13% of year. Cirrhosis is the ninth leading cause of the total blood supply in the body at any use; the second death and occurs in men twice as often as given moment. Bleeding is a common most common, women, according to the National Institute problem in a patient with cirrhosis. hepatitis C. of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The term cirrhosis is derived from Q: What causes cirrhosis? the Greek word scirrhus, meaning yellowish- A: The most common cause of cirrhosis is brown or orange,

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