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What are the two categories of liver abscess identified in the text?
What are the two categories of liver abscess identified in the text?
- Hepatic and biliary
- Acute and chronic
- Primary and secondary
- Amebic and pyogenic (correct)
What is the most common cause of amebic liver abscesses?
What is the most common cause of amebic liver abscesses?
- Entamoeba histolytica (correct)
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Giardia lamblia
Where are most amebic liver abscesses commonly found?
Where are most amebic liver abscesses commonly found?
- Equally distributed worldwide
- Urban areas in developed countries
- Developing countries of the tropics and subtropics (correct)
- Developed countries of the temperate regions
What is the clinical picture of pyogenic liver abscesses?
What is the clinical picture of pyogenic liver abscesses?
How do infecting organisms reach the liver to cause pyogenic abscesses?
How do infecting organisms reach the liver to cause pyogenic abscesses?
What is the primary treatment for liver abscesses?
What is the primary treatment for liver abscesses?
When might open surgical drainage be necessary for liver abscesses?
When might open surgical drainage be necessary for liver abscesses?
What is a crucial nursing intervention for patients who undergo evacuation and drainage of a liver abscess?
What is a crucial nursing intervention for patients who undergo evacuation and drainage of a liver abscess?
Why are vital signs monitored closely for patients with liver abscesses?
Why are vital signs monitored closely for patients with liver abscesses?
What laboratory test results are monitored closely for patients with liver abscesses?
What laboratory test results are monitored closely for patients with liver abscesses?
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