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A client with a long history of alcohol dependence comes to the emergency department with shortness of breath and an enlarged abdomen. Which complication of alcoholism is this client experiencing, and
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A client with a long history of alcohol dependence comes to the emergency department with shortness of breath and an enlarged abdomen. Which complication of alcoholism is this client experiencing, and what is the probable cause

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The patient most likely has liver disease.
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