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The nurse assesses a client with hepatic encephalopathy for the presence of asterixis. What should the nurse do to appropriately test for asterixis?

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Rationale: Asterixis, or liver flap, is a rapid, nonrhythmic tremor in hepatic encephalopathy, tested by having the client extend the wrist and fingers. Handwriting is nonspecific, stool color is unrelated, and lab tests do not assess asterixis directly.

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