Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: Biliary tract diseases (e.g. PSC, PBC) present with features of _____ jaundice

Answer: obstructive

Flashcard 32: Obstructive jaundice is associated with increased serum bile acids, which may cause _____

Answer: pruritus

Flashcard 33: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is associated with _____ antibody

Answer: anti-mitochondrial

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 34: RBC pathologies associated with target cells may be remembered with the mnemonic "HALT": H: _____ A: Asplenia L: Liver disease T: Thalassemia

Answer: HbC disease

Flashcard 35: Polyarteritis nodosa associated with HBV can affect the vessels of the _____, resulting in HTN and decreased GFR

Answer: kidney

Flashcard 36: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is characterized by elevated liver enzymes with ALT _____ AST

Answer: >

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 37: What is the traditional standard treatment for hepatitis C? _____

Answer: Once weekly pegylated-interferon alpha with daily oral ribavirin

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: GI (Hepatitis)

Flashcard 38: Which hepatitis virus is associated with cryoglobulins? _____

Answer: HCV

Flashcard 39: Does HCV increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 40: Does biliary tract disease (e.g. PBC, PSC) result in unconjugated or conjugated hyperbilirubinemia? _____

Answer: Conjugated