The nurse is performing a history and physical examination on a client with chronic alcoholism
The client has a history of gastritis, esophagitis, elevated liver enzymes, cardiomyopathy, and pancreatitis. Which of these conditions are attributable to his history of alcohol abuse?
A) Pancreatitis and elevated liver enzymes
B) Gastritis and elevated liver enzymes
C) Pancreatitis, esophagitis, gastritis, and elevated liver enzymes
D) All the conditions are likely attributable to the alcohol abuse.
Ans: D
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Various medical conditions may alert the nurse to the early recognition of alcohol abuse problems, including gastritis or gastric ulcers, pancreatitis, esophagitis, mild to moderate hypertension, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, decreased white blood cell production, decreased granulocyte adherence, and thrombocytopenia, or cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, stomach, and colon.
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