Mrs. f has a history of mild heart problems, but she has been admitted to the medical-surgical floor for management of her liver failure. she is a white-haired woman in her sixties with a puffy face, overweight, and presents with yellowish skin and sclera, mild generalized edema (swelling), spider nevi (broken capillaries), high blood pressure, increased respiratory rate, and a heart rate of 59 bpm (normal is 60-100 bpm). when you ask whether she has noticed any changes lately, mrs. f complains about dizziness and lightheadedness. she also mentions weight gain and that her slacks are too tight. she says "they told me this disease would interfere with my digesting lipid, so i thought i'd lose weight!" how is the liver related to lipid digestion?

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Kelsie Stanton

22 March, 18:46

Mrs. f has a history of mild heart problems, but she has been admitted to the medical-surgical floor for management of her liver failure. she is a white-haired woman in her sixties with a puffy face, overweight, and presents with yellowish skin and sclera, mild generalized edema (swelling), spider nevi (broken capillaries), high blood pressure, increased respiratory rate, and a heart rate of 59 bpm (normal is 60-100 bpm). when you ask whether she has noticed any changes lately, mrs. f complains about dizziness and lightheadedness. she also mentions weight gain and that her slacks are too tight. she says "they told me this disease would interfere with my digesting lipid, so i thought i'd lose weight!" how is the liver related to lipid digestion?

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Brenna Rowe · Answer 1

The correct answer is "The liver creates bile, a soapy compound that emulsifies lipids".

The liver produces bile which is like a detergent because it dissolves the big lipid molecules into smaller molecules. This will make it so that enzymes (lipases) will have more surface area to act on the molecule.

Bile can be stored in the gallbladder and get concentrated there.