A Patient Is Admitted with a Diagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy

question 34

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy with the following symptoms: lethargy,drowsiness,disorientation,asterixic with abnormal reflexes.Which grade on the scale for hepatic encephalopathy would the nurse document for this patient?

• A) Grade 1
• B) Grade 2
• C) Grade 3
• D) Grade 4

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Germinal

The initial stage of prenatal development that spans from conception to the first two weeks, characterized by rapid cell division and the establishment of the embryo.

Embryonic

Pertaining to the earliest stage of development in multicellular organisms, following fertilization and prior to becoming a fetus.

Outermost Layer

The external surface or the topmost layer of an object or entity.

Ectoderm

The outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, from which the skin, brain, and nervous system develop.