Practice Question
A nurse is completing a history and physical assessment for a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a likely cause of the client's condition?
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Correct Answer:
Alcohol use
Rationale:
🟠Chronic alcohol exposure is a leading cause of chronic pancreatitis, driving toxic–metabolic injury and proteinaceous ductal plugs with calcifications.
🟠Repeated inflammation leads to fibrosis, progressive exocrine insufficiency (steatorrhea, malabsorption), and eventual endocrine failure (diabetes).
🟠Patients often report recurrent epigastric pain radiating to the back, weight loss, and fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies.
🟠Imaging may show pancreatic calcifications and ductal irregularities, consistent with long-standing alcohol-related damage.
🟠Management centers on alcohol cessation, pancreatic enzyme replacement, nutrition support, and pain control.
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This question is from Patho FINAL NSG1520 Summer 2025 PGH SJC which contains 105 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: 💎Examplify-PN
- Domain: 👩🏼🔬Pathophysiology-PN
- Answer Choices: 4