A client has been diagnosed with Laennec's cirrhosis. What does the nurse understand that this type of cirrhosis is caused by?
A) Chronic alcohol intake
B) Infection
C) Scarring around the bile ducts
D) Autoimmune response
A
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Laennec's or alcoholic cirrhosis results from chronic alcohol intake and is frequently associated with poor nutrition. Postnecrotic cirrhosis results from destruction of liver cells secondary to infection. Biliary cirrhosis is caused by scarring around the bile ducts in the liver. Laennec's cirrhosis does not occur because of an autoimmune disorder.
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