Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 491: Frontotemporal dementia may have associated _____ disorders

Answer: movement

Flashcard 492: What is the most common cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism?_____

Answer: Chronic renal failure

Flashcard 493: What non-specific antibodies (2) may be associated with Sjogren syndrome? _____

Answer: Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor

Flashcard 494: The best way to visualize Kayser-Fleisher rings in Wilson disease is via _____ examination

Answer: slit-lamp

Flashcard 495: In patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Ursodiol can be used to treat _____

Answer: biliary stasis

Flashcard 496: The goal of treatment of HCV is to achieve a _____, which is the inability to detect HCV RNA by PCR for 6 months after stopping treatment

Answer: sustained virologic response (SVR)

Flashcard 497: What are the treatments (2) for Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I? _____

Answer: Plasmapheresis and phototherapy

Flashcard 498: Patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae will cough up a _____ sputum

Answer: pink, currant jelly

Flashcard 499: What movement disorder is associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? _____

Answer: Myoclonus ("startle myoclonus")

Flashcard 500: Which manifestation of *Leptospira interrogans* infection is characterized by flu-like symptoms, conjunctival suffusion, and calf myalgias?

Answer: Anicteric leptospirosis (Bacteremic phase)

Extra: Leptospirosis is often biphasic: 1. **Anicteric phase**: Characterized by flu-like symptoms, conjunctival suffusion (redness without exudate), and severe calf myalgias. 2. **Icteric phase (Weil disease)**: A severe form characterized by jaundice, liver failure, azotemia (renal failure), and hemorrhage.