The nurse would be aware that the condition present in a client that is a predisposing factor in development of liver abscess is
a. acute diabetes insipidus.
b. alcoholic hepatitis of several months.
c. bile duct obstruction with a stone.
d. pancreatitis of long-standing duration.
C
Liver abscesses usually develop after one of three conditions: (a) bacterial cholangitis, which re-sults from obstruction of the bile ducts by stone or stricture; (b) portal vein bacteremia, which may develop after bowel inflammation or organ perforation; and (c) amebiasis. Other predispos-ing factors are diabetes mellitus, infected hepatic cysts, metastatic liver tumors with secondary infection, and diverticulitis.
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