Liver disease — Flashcards

Octreotide, a somatostatin analog, may be useful in the management of _____ bleeding by reducing portal blood flow and variceal pressure

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a syndrome of shortness of breath and hypoxemia caused by _____ in the lungs of patients with liver disease

Which systemic fungal infection can, when disseminated, infect the meninges and cause meningitis?_____

HAV infection is commonly seen in _____ to endemic areas

Graft-versus-host disease is potentially beneficial in bone marrow transplants for patients with _____

An enlarging _____ in CML suggests progression to accelerated disease ("blast crisis")

Osteoporosis is characterized by _____ serum PO43-

Which immunodeficiency is associated with increased serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)? _____

Treatment of aplastic anemia with _____ may be helpful as some idiopathic cases are due to abnormal T-cell activation with release of cytokines

How do platelet levels change post-splenectomy? _____