Practice Question
A nurse is planning care for a client who has end-stage cirrhosis of the liver with encephalopathy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to implement to decrease the client's ammonia level?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Reduce the client's intake of protein.
Rationale:
💠 In hepatic encephalopathy, the liver cannot metabolize ammonia, which builds up from protein.
💠 Reducing protein intake temporarily helps decrease serum ammonia levels.
💠 Protein restriction is used along with medications like lactulose or rifaximin.
💠 Diuretics and vitamin K are used in other cirrhosis complications, not for ammonia reduction.
💠 Close monitoring helps prevent neurological decline and coma in these clients.
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