Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Assessment and Management of Patients with Hepatic Disorders — Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing▶ 1:24We're going to map out the pathophysiology, dissect those tricky diagnostics like LFTs, and establish that critical nursing process framework you need…Things like cirrhosis, varices, and of course, hepatic encephalopathyExactlyLiver, Biliary & Pancreas Problems — Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems▶ 12:31But one aspect I know concerns many families is the neurological changes, sometimes quite dramaticCan you unpack what's happening in the brain with hepatic encephalopathy and maybe explain the mechanism behind that characteristic liver flap tremorYes, that's hepatic encephalopathyLiver Metabolism — Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach▶ 23:34And the brain effectsPerhaps one of the most serious complications is hepatic encephalopathyAs the liver fails, especially the urea cycle, ammonia levels rise in the blood