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Room 362 was prescribed 200 gm of Lactulose (Constulose) every six hours. This medication is a synthetic sugar that is used to treat constipation and improve ammonia levels by reducing them in patients with hepatic disease. In Room 362’s case, he was prescribed this medication in order to reduce the amount of ammonia within his blood. Lactulose withdraws the ammonia from the blood into the colon where it is removed from the body in feces ().
Clinical manifestations that indicate the presence of cirrhosis include the following: fatigue, ascites (fluid accumulation in abdomen), drowsiness and hepatic encephalopathy (Cleveland Clinic Staff, 2014). Room 362’s chief compliant of weakness and drowsiness was displayed upon admission and provided
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