Alcoholism Flashcards
1
Q
if you have alcoholic liver disease - what will you see in LFT?
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2
Q
Pathogenesis
o Fatty liver: acute/reversible but may progress to cirrhosis if drinking continues.
o Alcoholic Hepatitis: 80% progress to cirrhosis.
o Cirrhosis: 48% (5yr survival) of drinking continues.
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3
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o Severe alcoholic hepatitis = jaundice encephalopathy and coagulopathy.
Tx?
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o Tx: Vit K, thiamine (high dose IV Pabrinex),
