Liver disease — Flashcards

How do platelet levels change with advanced liver disease? _____

Which biliary tract disease is classically seen in middle-aged women and presents with generalized pruritis and fatigue?_____

_____ carcinoma increases risk for Budd-Chiari syndrome

Which electrolyte disturbance causes nausea, malaise, stupor, coma, and seizures? _____

Does acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) present with photosensitivity?_____

In multiple myeloma, free light chain (Bence Jones protein) may deposit in kidney tubules, leading to risk for _____

_____ seizures are also known as grand mal seizures

_____ occurs in Plasmodium spp. infection (malaria) due to increased clearance of infected RBCs

Hemophilia (A, B, C) presents with _____ bleeding time

Why does hemochromatosis have a slowed progression in women? _____