What lab would you expect to be elevated for confusion, LOC and mental status changes in liver disease patients
Ammonia level
What does crackles usually mean in lung sounds
Fluid
What color skin would you expect for someone with liver disease
yellow
What is one thing that you may expect to find in a GI assessment for a patient with liver disease?
Distended Abdomen
What is the treatment for fluid in the lungs?
fluid bolus
nebulizer treatment
Lasix
encourage coughing
What Medications do you anticipate will change dur to current problems?
Lisinopril and Metformin
What medication would you expect to give for elevated Ammonia
Lactulose or Rifampin
What is the nursing intervention for edema
give a bolus of fluid
elevate legs
lay flat
walking the halls
What labs would you expect to be elevated causing tea colored urine?
Bilirubin, Bun and Creatnine