Upon completion of this module the student should be able to:
1. Describe the major functions of the normal liver.
2. Identify the appropriate diet therapy for treating liver diseases and state the rationale for its use in treating hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatic coma and liver failure, and cancer.
3. Describe the diet therapy used for liver transplantation.
4. Evaluate nursing interventions to promote optimal nutrition in a patient with liver disease.
5. Discuss the causes of gallbladder and pancreatic disorders and describe how they affect food metabolism.
6. Identify the sequence of physiological events in which bile assists in the absorption and metabolism of foods.
7. Differentiate among cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, and cholecystectomy in relation to their effects on the digestion and metabolism of foods.
8. Describe and give examples of the diet therapy used for gallbladder disease.
9. Identify the major causes of pancreatitis.
10. Relate the association between pancreatitis and gallbladder disease.
11. Describe the diet therapy for pancreatitis and the reasons for its use.
12. Discuss appropriate nursing interventions for patients with gallbladder disease or pancreatitis.