A patient with a history of chronic liver disease is admitted with acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices. The nurse would expect treatment interventions for which causative condition?
1. The patient has developed gallstones as a result of poor liver function.
2. The patient has portal hypertension with shunting of blood.
3. The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use that caused the patient's chronic liver failure has also resulted in gastritis.
4. The abdominal distention caused by ascites has resulted in reflux esophagitis.
Answer: 2
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