Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: What changes in stool are seen with Yellow fever?

Answer: Melena

Flashcard 452: Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome classically presents as "_____" syndrome

Answer: locked in

Flashcard 453: Which type of generalized seizure is acutely treated with benzodiazepines? _____

Answer: Status epilepticus

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

Answer: HAV

Flashcard 455: Which liver lesion presents as a mass that is primarily treated pharmacologically (without routine drainage)?

Answer: Amoebic liver abscess (Entamoeba histolytica)

Extra: Amoebic liver abscesses are primarily treated with metronidazole followed by a luminal amebicide (e.g., paromomycin). Unlike pyogenic abscesses (which require drainage) or hydatid cysts (which often require PAIR or surgery), amoebic abscesses usually respond to medical therapy alone.

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

Answer: Vitiligo