Question

The nurse is reviewing the results of the serum laboratory studies for a client admitted for suspected hepatitis. Which laboratory finding is most associated with hepatitis, requiring the nurse to contact the health care provider?

Answer 1

QUESTION: The nurse is reviewing the result of the serum laboratory studies for a client admitted for suspected hepatitis.Which laboratory finding is most associated with hepatitis, requiring the nurse to contact the health care provider?

ANSWER : Elevated serum bilirubin level laboratory finding is most associated with hepatitis, requiring the nurse to contact the health care provider

• Generally hepatitis caused by virus which infects the cell of liver and cause inflammation.
• In Infectious hepatitis total bilirubin level may be increase.
• Liver damage generally indicated by the Elevated bilirubin.
• If bilirubin level is more than 30 mg/dL, then it indicates severe disease.
• The condition in which the bilirubin level is very high , then it is called hyperbilirubinemia.