Liver disease — Flashcards

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis that presents with generalized edema, hepatomegaly, 4+ proteinuria, and enlarged kidneys? _____

Bleeding time is _____ in all platelet disorders (both quantitative and qualitative)

Pyogenic bacteria typically gain access to the liver through either a(n) _____ or portal vein pyemia

Viral hepatitis is characterized by elevated liver enzymes with ALT _____ AST

Chronic viral hepatitis (HBV, HCV) and autoimmune diseases (PSC, PBC, autoimmune hepatitis) may cause _____ of the liver, which is irreversible scarring/fibrosis

Ursodeoxycholic acid (ursodiol) is a non-toxic bile acid used in the treatment of early _____

Patients with amoebic liver abscesses complain of _____ quadrant pain with hepatomegaly

Gynecomastia is associated with increased levels of _____ (e.g. cirrhosis), decreased levels of androgens (ex Klinefelter syndrome), or testicular tumors (ex. Leydig cell tumor)

Why is there thrombocytopenia in splenic sequestration crisis and portal hypertension? _____

Leptospira interrogans is characterized via a(n) _____ spread through the body