Alcohol Formative

Question 1

Patient presents with upper GI blood, a test which provides useful information about liver systemic function?

Answer 1

• Prothrombin time

Question 2

True or false - ethanol is sometimes used to treat patients with raised osmolol gap

Answer 2

True - methanol may cause a raised osmolol gap so ethanol reduced action of alcohol dehydrogenase by means of competitive inhibition

Question 3

Is severe hepatitis associated with hepatorenal syndrome?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What is the substance that bilirubin is formed?

Answer 4

Biliverdin

Question 5

Timescale for delirium tremens?

Answer 5

3-10 days

Question 6

ALT stands for what?

Answer 6

Alanine aminotransferase

Question 7

How does Domperidone increase rate of alcohol absorption?

Answer 7

Increases gastrointestinal motility so reduces the time that alcohol can be metabolised in the stomach before being absorbed in the small intestine. Therefore leads to faster rate od alcohol absorption

Question 8

How many kcals does 1g of alcohol contain?

Answer 8

7 calories

Question 9

What medication is used for medically assisted alcohol withdrawal?

Answer 9

Chlordiazepoxide

Question 10

What clotting factor is not made in the liver?

Answer 10

VIII

Question 11

Does breast cancer have a strong association with alcohol consumption?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

Facial flushing and general feeling of being unwell is caused by what?

Answer 12

Aldehyde

Question 13

How many units is classified as binge drinking for men and women?

Answer 13

> 8 units per day

Question 14

Aspiration pneumonia typically occurs in which area of the lungs?

Answer 14

Superior segment of the right lower lobe

Question 15

What does AST stand for?

Answer 15

Aspartate amino transferase

Question 16

What can lactate tell you in a person with severe GI bleed?

Answer 16

Perfusion

Question 17

Alcohol causes a diuresis because what happens to ADH?

Answer 17

ADH levels decrease so less water is absorbed