dumes booklet Flashcards
1
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mechanism of cirrhosis
A
hepatic stellate cells found i the space of disse are activated and transformed into myofibroblasts under the influence of cytokines. These activated cells synthesise collagen leading to fibrosis
2
Q
treatment of PBC
A
ursodeoxycholic acid
3
Q
most common cause of acute appendicitis
A
faecolith obstruction
4
Q
right upper quadrant pain, mildly pyrexial and jaundice
A
ascending cholangitis
5
Q
mucus and blood in the toilet jaundice, abdominal pain in LIF, ALP riased and anti mitochondrial antibodies negative
A
primary sclerosing cholangitis
6
Q
what causes bone marrow suppression
A
azathioprine
7
Q
raised GGT and ALP
A
cholelithiasis
8
Q
tumour marker for colorectal cancer
A
CEA
9
Q
treatment for tumour distal to ceacum
A
right helicolectomy
