PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nursing

Answer: D - All of the following are causes of fulminant hepatic failure except Cholelithiasis. It is stones in gall bladder and can never lead to fulminant hepatic failure. Cholelithiasis is the presence of one or more calculi (gallstones) in the gallbladder. In developed countries, about 10% of adults and 20% of people > 65 yr have gallstones. Gallstones tend to be asymptomatic.