1. Describe how chronic hepatitis may affect liver tissue. Define fulminant hepatitis and its possible outcomes. 2. a. Describe the three common types of cirrhosis and give one cause of each. b. State...

1. Describe how chronic hepatitis may affect liver tissue. Define fulminant hepatitis and its possible outcomes.

2. a. Describe the three common types of cirrhosis and give one cause of each.

b. State the rationale for each of the following signs of cirrhosis: nausea, abdominal pain (upper right quadrant), esophageal varices, and hepatic encephalopathy.

3. a. Explain why malnutrition may develop from Crohn’s disease.

b. Explain the process by which chronic bleeding may cause anemia.

 c. Explain, using an example, how a fistula develops in patients with Crohn’s disease.

d. Compare the characteristics of diarrhea typical of Crohn’s disease with that of ulcerative colitis.