Liver disease — Flashcards

Screenings for hepatitis B in nonpregant adolescents and adults should be done when the patient is: _____

What is more elevated in EtOH hepatitis? _____

Which coagulation disorder presents with hemarthroses, easy bruising, and bleeding after surgery? _____

Metabolic syndrome, weight loss / ascites / hypoalbuminemia and palpable liver nodule is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

How does urine/stool appear in obstructive jaundice? _____

What is the recommended treatment for lichen simplex chronicus? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a young patient with minimal smoking history who presents with progressive dyspnea, cough, and bilateral basilar hyperlucency on CXR? _____

Cirrhosis etiologies: V: _____ W: Wilsons H: Hemochromatosis A: Alpha-1 Anti-trypsin deficiency P: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis P: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis E: Ethanol N: NASH/NAFLD S: Something Rare

Unconjugated bilirubin with high Hgb = _____

Hint: cause

What is the pathophysiology of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in setting of obesity? Adipokines released from fat depots decrease _____ of peripheral tissue → _____ → triggers lipid uptake and lipogenesis within hepatocytes