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  Inflammation Inflammation is a nonspecific cellular response to tissue injury. The body has physiological responses that are designed to eliminate invading organisms and protect against infection. Inflammation is always present with infection, but infection is not always present with inflammation The inflammatory response is a physiological process that attacks, confines, and kills invading organisms. It also allows for tissue repair after damage from an invading organism or from tissue injury and death. It is the local response of living tissues injury due to injury due to any agencies and that attempts to self-protection to remove harmful stimuli including damage cells, pathogens and being the healing process.    Etiology / Causes for inflammation 1.      Infective Agents: Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi etc 2.      Physical Agents: heat cold radiation trauma 3.      Chemical agents: Acid, ba...

  NURSING CARE PLAN FOR THE PATIENT WTH HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS Nursing diagnosis Goal Interventions Rationale Remarks Fluid volume excess related to compromised regulatory mechanisms secondary to cirrhosis of the liver as manifested by pallor, weak in appearance, jaundice, abdominal distension and edema Maintaining fluid volume and decreased edema Assess the hydration status It will provide a baseline data Patient demonstrated stabilized fluid volume with maintained Intake and output. Assess respiratory status , noting increased respiratory Indicative of pulmonary congestion or edema Assess the degree of peripheral and dependent edema Fluid shift into tissues as a result of sodium and water retention Monitor blood pressure BP elevations are usually associated with fluid volume excess Monitor...