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Alcohol Liver Disease is always associated with Portal Hypertension. What does it do to spleen? s
splenomegaly
splenomegaly in alcoholic liver disease is due to ?
red pulp expansion
why does red pulp expand in ALD?
due to portal hypertension, splenic arteries blocked which leads to Red pulp expansion.
Abdominal pain with fatty meal suggests
Gall stones
Asian people have more diagnosis of
gall stones
pigmented gall stones are from
too many unconjugated bilirubin
3 types of gall stones
cholesterol stones, black stones, brown stones
black gall stones
chronic hemolysis
brown gall stones
biliary tract infectons
hepatocytes with fine granular pale pink cytoplasm suggest?
hepatitis B infection
anti-smooth muscle body antibody positive test suggest?
autoimmune hepatitis.
ascites, jaundice, splenomegaly with chronic alcohol consumption and hemmorageal varies indicated what disease?
cirrhosis.
vatical haemorrhaging in cirrhosis is mainly due to what pathophysiology?
portal hypertension.
oesophageal varices in cirrhosis is caused by shunting of which vessel?
left epigastric
shunting of superficial epigastric and paraumbilical vessels cause varices where?
caput medusa