Liver disease — Flashcards

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

Hint: breakdown product

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

↓ Albumin = _____ serum total calcium

SBP is often seen in cirrhotics and patients receiving _____

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

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

Hint: hematologic symptom

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

Hint: T/F

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

Pseudotumor cerebri is associated with vitamin _____ excess

_____ = female-appearing child with masculinization at puberty, bilateral undescended testes, and no breasts

Hint: 5a-reductase deficiency/Complete androgen insensitivity