Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: What is the most common cause of liver disease in the West? _____

Answer: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) / Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Flashcard 452: Which infectious liver mass is typically treated pharmacologically without the need for routine drainage?

Answer: Amoebic liver abscess (Entamoeba histolytica)

Extra: Amoebic liver abscesses are typically managed with pharmacological therapy (Metronidazole followed by a luminal amebicide like paromomycin) and rarely require drainage. This contrasts with pyogenic liver abscesses, which usually require both drainage and antibiotics.

Flashcard 453: Primary sclerosing cholangitis and primary biliary cholangitis are associated with increased serum Ig_____

Answer: M

Flashcard 454: Which hepatitis virus infection is often self-limiting?_____

Answer: HAV

Flashcard 455: Which skin disorder is characterized by localized loss of skin pigmentation? _____

Answer: Vitiligo

Flashcard 456: What infectious diseases (2) is membranous nephropathy associated with?

Answer: HBV, syphilis (also malaria, schistosomiasis)

Flashcard 457: Primary biliary cholangitis is associated with other _____ diseases

Answer: autoimmune

Flashcard 458: Cirrhosis is often complicated by _____ hypertension

Answer: portal

Flashcard 459: Which movement disorder presents as a slow, zigzag motion when pointing/extending toward a target? _____

Answer: Intention tremor

Flashcard 460: Lassa fever is associated with fever and _____

Answer: encephalitis