Liver disease — Flashcards

Flashcard 501: What movement disorder is associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease? _____

Answer: Myoclonus ("startle myoclonus")

Flashcard 502: _____ presents as a mass in the liver that is treated surgically

Answer: Echinococcus (Hydatid cyst)

Extra: Hydatid cysts (Echinococcus granulosus) typically require surgical treatment (resection or PAIR) combined with albendazole. In contrast, amoebic liver abscesses (Entamoeba histolytica) are primarily managed medically with metronidazole and a luminal amebicide.

Flashcard 503: What is a late complication associated with biliary tract disease (e.g. PBC, PSC)? _____

Answer: Cirrhosis

Flashcard 504: How does TIBC change with pregnancy or OCP use?_____

Answer: Increased

Flashcard 505: Hepatitis B infectionWhich serum HBV marker predicts infectivity?_____

Answer: HBeAg

Flashcard 506: _____ seizures are diffuse and affect the entire brain

Answer: Generalized

Flashcard 507: Does Gaucher disease present with hepatosplenomegaly? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 508: Scabies causes pruritus that is worse _____

Answer: At night

Flashcard 509: Secondary biliary cholangitis occurs in patients with known _____ lesions (e.g. gallstones, biliary strictures, pancreatic carcinoma)

Answer: obstructive

Flashcard 510: Hereditary fructose intolerance may cause liver damage, which manifests as _____ and cirrhosis

Answer: jaundice