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The patient has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to 20 years of heavy alcohol use. On admission, the patient is jaundiced, nauseated, and vomiting blood. Physical exam reveals abdominal distension and enlarged liver. Laboratory results show elevated serum ammonia levels. The cirrhosis has caused jaundice by preventing the liver from removing bilirubin from the blood. The abdominal distension is ascites, or fluid buildup, due to increased blood pressure in the portal vein from the damaged liv

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