Liver disease — Flashcards

Alcoholic hepatitis may present with _____ hepatomegaly

Hint: painful or painless

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

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 _____

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

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

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

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

All patients with virologic evidence of chronic HCV infection should be considered for treatment, except those with _____