While Reviewing the Medical File of a Client with Cirrhosis

question 11

Multiple Choice

While reviewing the medical file of a client with cirrhosis, the nurse finds that the client has steatorrhea. Which reason does the nurse identify for this condition in the client?

• A)Hyperbilirubinemia
• B)Activation of stellate cells
• C)Diminished synthesis of bile
• D)Nitrogenous waste accumulation in the blood

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The count of independent pieces of information available to estimate another statistic, crucial in defining the distribution of various test statistics.

Contingency Table

A table used in statistics to display the frequency distribution of variables to show the relationship between them.

Level of Significance

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is in fact true; commonly set thresholds include 0.05 or 0.01.

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement or hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.