Alcoholic liver disease US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Alcoholic liver disease Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ is the most severe form of Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Answer: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Flashcard 2: Cirrhosis may present with neuropsychiatric symptoms due to increased serum _____
Answer: ammonia (NH3)
Flashcard 3: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is characterized by elevated liver enzymes with ALT _____ AST
Answer: >
Flashcard 4: _____ liver disease is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome
Answer: Non-alcoholic fatty
Flashcard 5: What AST to ALT ratio is indicative of alcohol abuse? _____
Answer: >2:1 ratio of AST:ALT
Flashcard 6: Meigs' syndrome
Answer:
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Flashcard 7: What conditions are associated with myoclonus?
Answer: metabolic abnormalities e.g. renal or liver failure
Flashcard 8: hepatic encephalopathy (ammonia intoxication)
Answer: acquired (liver failure) or hereditary (enzyme deficiency)
Extra: excess NH4+ in blood and inhibition of TCA cycle asterixis, slurred speech, blurred vision, somnolence, vomiting, cerebral edema limit protein in diet, benzoate or phenylbutyrate, lactulose
Flashcard 9: Aspiration pneumonia is commonly seen in alcoholics and _____ patients
Answer: anesthetized
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Flashcard 10: Hepatitis B infection
What does the presence of anti-HBs only indicate?
_____
Answer: Vaccination
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/gastroenterology/viral-hepatitis/acquire?ref=anki
HBsAg: Negative
Anti-HBs: Positive
Anti-HBc: Negative
Anti-HBe: Negative
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