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    Ati lpn med surg gi proctored test

    A nurse is assessing a client who has advanced cirrhosis. Which of the following manifestation should the nurse expect to find?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Increased body hair: Cirrhosis more commonly causes hair loss or changes in secondary sexual characteristics (e.g., decreased body hair), not increased body hair. B. Dark colored stools: Dark stools (melena) may indicate GI bleeding, which can occur, but it is not a typical chronic sign of advanced cirrhosis itself. C. Spider angioma: Spider angiomas (small dilated blood vessels with central arteriole and radiating spokes) are classic findings in liver disease due to altered estrogen metabolism - commonly seen in advanced cirrhosis. D. Weak pulse: Cirrhosis does not characteristically cause a weak peripheral pulse; vital sign changes depend on complications (bleeding, sepsis) rather than being a defining manifestation.

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