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Assessment of Liver Cirrhosis: In a Nutshell (Nursing)
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Slides Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Calculators.pdf
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Reference List Medical Surgical Nursing and Pathophysiology Nursing.pdf
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00:00 Now the CTP calculator can be useful in assessing the severity of cirrhosis. 00:05 It uses five clinical assessments including serum albumin, bilirubin, prothrombin pt/inr and grading of encephalopathy and ascites. 00:17 The calculator ranges from a score of 5 to 15 with a score of greater than 10 indicating the most severe liver disease. 00:25 Thanks for watching our video today.
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The lecture Assessment of Liver Cirrhosis: In a Nutshell (Nursing) by Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN is from the course Liver Cirrhosis (Nursing).
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What five clinical assessments does the Child-Turcotte calculator use to assess the severity of cirrhosis?
- PT/INR, bilirubin, serum albumin, encephalopathy, ascites
- Serum bilirubin, serum sodium, serum albumin, PT/INR, encephalopathy
- Serum albumin, PT/INR, serum sodium, ascites, peripheral edema
- Serum albumin, serum bilirubin, ascites, peripheral edema, encephalopathy
Author of lecture Assessment of Liver Cirrhosis: In a Nutshell (Nursing)
Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN
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