Cirrhosis management US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Cirrhosis management Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: AST _____ ALT in nonalcoholic liver disease suggests progression to advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis
Answer: >
Flashcard 2: Viral hepatitis is characterized by elevated liver enzymes with ALT _____ AST
Answer: >
Flashcard 3: Esophageal varices may rupture, which presents with painless _____
Answer: hematemesis
Flashcard 4: Treatment of portosystemic shunts with TIPS can precipitate _____ in cirrhotic patients
Answer: hepatic encephalopathy
Flashcard 5: _____ is a common, potentially fatal bacterial infection in patients with cirrhosis and ascites
Answer: Spontaneous (primary) bacterial peritonitis
Flashcard 6: _____ syndrome is a complication of portal hypertension characterized by rapidly developing renal failure, secondary to cirrhosis
Answer: Hepatorenal
Flashcard 7: What is the most common cause of portal hypertension in Western countries? _____
Answer: Cirrhosis
Flashcard 8: Meigs' syndrome
Answer:
Extra: ovarian fibroma, ascites, hydrothorax
Flashcard 9: What conditions are associated with myoclonus?
Answer: metabolic abnormalities e.g. renal or liver failure
Flashcard 10: 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
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