A patient is receiving a heparin infusion at 18 units/kg/hr. The patient’s PTT result is 92 seconds. According to the heparin protocol, what is the nurse’s priority action?

Patient weight: 82 kgOrder: Start heparin infusion at 18 units/kg/hr. How many units per hour will the patient receive?

Patient weight: 72 kgOrder: Enoxaparin 1 mg/kg subcutaneous. How many mg should be administered?

Connection between an artery and a vein. Blood goes directly from artery to vein without going through the capillary system.  Formed from trauma, biopsy, or surgery. 

A patient with a history of cirrhosis presents with distended and engorged paraumbilical veins radiating from the umbilicus across the abdomen. This clinical finding is most likely associated with which of the following?

Benign tumor of the liver composed of a combination of hepatocytes and fibrous tissue.  Contains a central scar (is not always detected by ultrasound).

Immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk for acquiring which liver pathology?

Which vessels are considered intersegmental?

The left umbilical vein after birth becomes the: 

In the early stages of cirrhosis, what is the typical sonographic appearance of the liver?