Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 481: What is the treatment for delirium tremens? _____

Answer: Benzodiazepines

Flashcard 482: What is the most common reversible cause of sideroblastic anemia? _____

Answer: Alcoholism

Flashcard 483: Lung abscess commonly occurs in patients predisposed to _____ (e.g. alcoholics, epileptics)

Answer: loss of consciousness

Flashcard 484: Cirrhosis may present with peripheral edema, secondary to _____

Answer: hypoalbuminemia

Flashcard 485: In patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Ursodiol can be used to treat _____

Answer: biliary stasis

Flashcard 486: _____ presents as a mass in the liver that is treated surgically

Answer: Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid cyst)

Extra: Amoebic liver abscess (caused by Entamoeba histolytica) is primarily treated medically with Metronidazole followed by a luminal agent (e.g., Paromomycin). In contrast, Hydatid cysts (caused by Echinococcus granulosus) typically require surgical intervention or the PAIR procedure (Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration) along with Albendazole.

Flashcard 487: _____ syndrome is a complication of portal hypertension characterized by rapidly developing renal failure, secondary to cirrhosis

Answer: Hepatorenal

Flashcard 488: What are the treatments (2) for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I? _____

Answer: Plasmapheresis and phototherapy

Flashcard 489: The goal of treatment of HCV is to achieve a _____, which is the inability to detect HCV RNA by PCR for 6 months after stopping treatment

Answer: sustained virologic response (SVR)

Flashcard 490: Portal hypertension may lead to congestive _____ and hypersplenism

Answer: splenomegaly