Liver disease — Flashcards

Child-Pugh Score: A pre-op assessment of hepatic risk factors should include: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Hint: breakdown product

↓ Albumin = _____ serum total calcium

What is the likely diagnosis in a hepatitis C patient with palpable purpura, hematuria, proteinuria, and low serum complement? _____

SBP is often seen in cirrhotics and patients receiving _____

Malaria is characterized by flu-like symptoms (fever and headache), _____ and splenomegaly

Hint: hematologic symptom

Malaria may present with _____ of the skin due to intravascular hemolytic anemia

_____ encephalopathy is characterized by lesions in the periventricular and diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus) regions

Postexposure prophylaxis is recommended for close personal contacts of those with hepatitis A _____

Hint: T/F

Difference in features between Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome? Wernicke's → _____ Korsakoff → _____

Cirrhosis = _____ total T3/T4 and _____ free T3/T4 and TSH