Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: Visceral leishmaniasis can present with _____

Answer: hepatosplenomegaly

Flashcard 112: Primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cholangitis are associated with increased serum Ig_____

Answer: M

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 113: _____ HBV infection can result in cirrhosis

Answer: Chronic

Flashcard 114: PBC and PSC may cause elevation of what lab values? _____

Answer: ALP, GGT, conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, and immune proteins (IgM)

Flashcard 115: Hemochromatosis may cause gonadal dysfunction in males due to _____ atrophy

Answer: testicular

Extra: * patient may present with testicular atrophy and decreased sex hormone production Atlas:

Flashcard 116: Interferon alpha may be used to treat _____ carcinoma

Answer: renal cell

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Hepatitis)

Flashcard 117: Which manifestation of Leptospira interrogans can result in azotemia and jaundice? _____

Answer: Weil's disease

Flashcard 118: Hers disease classically presents with hepatomegaly and mild fasting _____

Answer: hypoglycemia

Extra: Hers disease (GSD type VI) is caused by a deficiency of liver glycogen phosphorylase. It is characterized by a relatively benign course with hepatomegaly and mild hypoglycemia, and does not typically involve cirrhosis (unlike Andersen disease, Type IV).

Flashcard 119: What is the most common cause of cirrhosis in the West? _____

Answer: Alcohol consumption

Flashcard 120: What commonly presents as acute liver decompensation (e.g. encephalopathy, worsening or bloody ascites, fever, SBP, etc)? _____

Answer: Hepatocellular carcinoma