Given P.M.'s lifestyle, what specific patient teaching points must you emphasize?
What will be an ideal response?
• P.M. must not drink ETOH during the course of recovery; ETOH is a predictable hepatotoxin.
• Overdoing physical activity might trigger relapse; expect easy fatigability for a while.
• Follow his diet for optimal recovery.
• P.M. must adhere to infection control procedures during his recovery; hepatitis is a very contagious
disease that could endanger his family and community if it were to resurface during a relapse.
• P.M. will need to refrain from substance abuse and the use of dirty needles.
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