Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 471: Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma include causes of _____ (e.g. alcohol, NAFLD, hemochromatosis, Wilson disease, A1AT deficiency)

Answer: cirrhosis

Flashcard 472: What is the primary cutaneous finding associated with HAV infection?

Answer: Jaundice

Extra: Jaundice is the yellow discoloration of the skin and sclerae due to hyperbilirubinemia. While often referred to as a "cutaneous" finding, it is a systemic sign of liver dysfunction or cholestasis. In HAV infection, it typically follows a viral prodrome.

Flashcard 473: When is prophylaxis for Toxoplasmosis initiated in HIV patients (CD4+ count)?

Answer: < 100 cells/mm³

Flashcard 474: When compared to HCV, HBV is _____ likely to become a chronic infection

Answer: less

Flashcard 475: Interferon alpha may be used to treat _____ carcinoma

Answer: renal cell

Flashcard 476: What GI pathology may be associated with pseudogout?_____

Answer: Hemochromatosis

Flashcard 477: Reactivation of CMV occurs in the immunosuppressed, such as _____ and AIDS patients

Answer: organ transplant

Flashcard 478: Lung abscess commonly occurs in patients predisposed to _____ (e.g. alcoholics, epileptics)

Answer: loss of consciousness

Flashcard 479: Cirrhosis may present with peripheral edema, secondary to _____

Answer: hypoalbuminemia

Flashcard 480: How does Prothrombin Time (PT) change with advanced liver disease? _____

Answer: Prolonged (Increased)