A Liver Disease Which Involves a Serious and Potentially Life-Threatening

question 352

Multiple Choice

A liver disease which involves a serious and potentially life-threatening inflammation of the liver is called _______.

• A) alcoholic hepatitis
• B) cirrhosis of the liver
• C) Korsakoff's syndrome
• D) Wernicke's syndrome

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Definitions:

Exhaustion

A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue, often resulting from overwork or stress.

Resistance

Opposition faced when encountering a force, difficulty, or the act of refusing to comply with something or someone.

Alarm Reaction

The initial stage in the body's response to stress, involving the immediate activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of stress hormones.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response model (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) describing the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress.