Question

A client has received a diagnosis of portal hypertension. what does portal hypertension treatment aim to reduce? select all that apply.

Answer 1

Portal hypertension treatment aims to reduce,
1. Reduce fluid accumulation.
2. Reduce venous pressure.

Portal hypertension is termed as an increase in blood pressure within a system of veins which are known as a portal venous system.

Veins which are from spleen, pancreas, stomach, and intestine the emerge into portal vein which branches into small vessels which travel through the liver.
If the vessels which are in the liver are blocked because of damaged liver then blood can not flow properly through the liver. This results to high pressure in the portal system.