Question: Case Study: Cirrhosis LP Is A 55 Ye Retired Veteran That Was Previously Diagnosed With ETOH-cirrhosis. He Was Admitted č Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension And Is S/p TIPS Procedure. LP Complains Of Pain When He Swallows Food. For The Past 5 Days, LP Has Refused To Eat The Soft Diet Prescribed To Him B/c Of Severe Pain. He Was Referred To The SLP For A …

Case Study: Cirrhosis LP is a 55 ye retired veteran that was previously diagnosed with ETOH-cirrhosis. He was admitted č cirrhosis, portal hypertension and is s/p TIPS procedure. LP complains of pain when he swallows food. For the past 5 days, LP has refused to eat the soft diet prescribed to him b/c of severe pain. He was referred to the SLP for a MBS. Ht: 5′ 11″ (170cm) Wt: 190# UBW: 210# MEDS: nadolol, lasix, Neomycin LABS: 130 99 4 135 5.1 26 1.7 Alb 2.3 TG 300 Transferrin 102 NH3 60 Alk Phos 40 AST 40 ALT 45 Billirubin 2.2 DIET: NPO