Free notes, MCQs, tables & flowcharts for FMGE Internal Medicine
A 55-year-old man with cirrhosis develops ascites. Which of the following is a poor prognostic indicator in this patient?
ASerum sodium <130 mEq/L
BElevated AST and ALT
CSerum albumin >3 g/dL
DMild hepatic encephalopathy
Which of the following conditions is a known precipitating factor for hepatic encephalopathy?
AIncreased potassium
BConstipation
CDehydration
DGastrointestinal bleeding
How does liver cirrhosis contribute to the development of edema?
AIncreased capillary permeability
BIncreased salt intake
CIncreased cardiac output
DDecreased albumin production
+ 7 more in the PDF
Browse all chapters