The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Liver

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who has liver failure and esophageal varices. The patient is to receive vasopressin (Pitressin) for which of the following purposes?

• A)To promote portal circulation
• B)To maintain blood pressure in a patient with hypotension related to bleeding varices
• C)To constrict vessels causing bleeding in esophageal varices
• D)To reduce ammonia buildup and encephalopathy

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