Liver disease US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Liver disease Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 151: Asterixis is associated with hepatic _____, Wilson disease, and other metabolic derangements
Answer: encephalopathy
Extra:
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Flashcard 152: How does excess absorbed copper get eliminated in Wilson disease?
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Answer: Urinary compensation (accounts for 5-15% of daily copper excretion)
Extra:
* In a healthy person, most excess copper is secreted into bile and excreted in stool
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Flashcard 153: What is the treatment for Bartonella henselae in the immuno-compromised (bacillary angiomatosis)?
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Answer: Doxycycline or Erythromycin
Extra: Watch Bartonella henselae: https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-bacteria/videos/medical-microbiology-bacteria-gram-negative-bacilli-zoonotics-bartonella-henselae
Watch associated Bootcamp video: https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/dermatology/videos/additional-dermatologic-disorders?index=4
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Flashcard 154: The goal of treatment of HCV is to achieve a(n) _____, which is the inability to detect HCV RNA by PCR for 6 months after stopping treatment
Answer: sustained virologic response (SVR)
Extra:
Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Hepatitis)
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Flashcard 155: In the following group of diseases, what is the most likely ratio of conjugated bilirubin : total bilirubin?
_____%
Drugs (ex. OCPs)
Dubin-Johnson / Rotor
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Obstruction (ex. gallstone)
Answer: >50
Extra:
Watch Lab Evaluation of Liver Injury & Hyperbilirubinemia [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-gallbladder-and-biliary-tract-disease-lab-evaluation-of-liver-injury-and-hyperbilirubinemia?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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Flashcard 156: What is the curative treatment for Crigler-Najjar syndrome?
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Answer: Liver transplant
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Flashcard 157: _____ measures the intrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade
Answer: Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/hematology-and-oncology/videos/coagulation-and-fibrinolysis?index=3]
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Flashcard 158: Dermatologic symptoms of cirrhosis include _____, spider angiomas, palmar erythema, and petechiae/purpura
Answer: jaundice
Extra:
* due to elevated estrogen
Watch Cirrhosis Pathogenesis & Clinical Manifestations [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-liver-disease-cirrhosis-pathogenesis-and-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/hepatic-pathology?index=10]
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Flashcard 159: Portal hypertension can lead to _____, which is fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Answer: ascites
Extra:
Watch Cirrhosis Pathogenesis & Clinical Manifestations [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-liver-disease-cirrhosis-pathogenesis-and-clinical-manifestations?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/hepatic-pathology?index=10]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in liver cirrhosis
Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan (axial view)
A diffuse tumorous liver (2x large green circles), enlarged spleen (hatched overlay), perihepatic and perisplenic ascites (green overlay), and esophageal varices (3x small green circles) can be seen.
These findings are consistent with hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension.
Flashcard 160: Which form of Leishmaniasis can present with fever, pancytopenia and hepatosplenomegaly?
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Answer: Visceral leishmaniasis (L. donovani)
Extra:
Watch Leishmania braziliensis & donovani [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-microbiology/units/medical-microbiology-parasites/videos/medical-microbiology-parasites-protozoa-of-the-blood-leishmania-braziliensis-and-donovani?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
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