One sign of ________ is asterixis, a condition in which the patient's hands involuntary "flap" when he holds his hands up with the wrists flexed, such as signaling someone to stop

A) esophageal varices
B) cirrhosis
C) cholecystitis
D) hepatic encephalopathy


Answer: D

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