Liver and biliary disease Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ascending cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Wilson’s disease
- Common bile duct stone
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Haemolytic jaundice
- Pancreatitis
25 year old man presents with jaundice, fever, and right upper quadrant pain.
Ascending cholangitis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ascending cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Wilson’s disease
- Common bile duct stone
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Haemolytic jaundice
- Pancreatitis
25 year old man presents with a 3 year history of occasional episodes of mild jaundice that worsened during a chest infection. He has mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia with a normal liver biopsy.
Gilbert’s syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ascending cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Wilson’s disease
- Common bile duct stone
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Haemolytic jaundice
- Pancreatitis
45 year old lady presents with mildly elevated serum bilirubin, normal alkaline phosphatase and AST, and anaemia. No urinary bilirubin present.
Haemolytic jaundice
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ascending cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Wilson’s disease
- Common bile duct stone
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Haemolytic jaundice
- Pancreatitis
28 year old man presents with mildly elevated serum bilirubin, normal alkaline phosphatase and AST, and normal haemoglobin. No urinary bilirubin present.
Gilbert’s syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Ascending cholangitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Wilson’s disease
- Common bile duct stone
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Haemolytic jaundice
- Pancreatitis
32 year old lady with a history of inflammatory bowel disease presents with intermittent jaundice, itching, weight loss, and pain in the right hypochondrium. Alkaline phosphatase levels are raised.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
A 35 year old lady presents with a 2 week history of fatigue, upper abdominal discomfort and yellow skin. On examination there are no signs of chronic liver disease. Blood tests reveal a bilirubin of 235umol/L, ALT of 42IU/L, an AST of 39U/L and ALP of 20U/L. ANA (antinuclear antibodies) and ASMA (anti-smooth muscle antibodies) are positive.
Rank the following diagnoses given this information, putting the MOST LIKELY diagnosis first, and the least likely diagnosis last.
a) Autoimmune hepatitis
b) Gallstones
c) Primary biliary cirrhosis
d) Cholangiocarcinoma
e) Viral hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Viral hepatitis Gallstones Cholangiocarcinoma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- a1-antitrypsin deficiency
- hepatic adenoma
- autoimmune hepatitis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- hereditary haemochromatosis
- cholangiocarcinoma
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- haemosiderosis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- hepatitis B
- secondary biliary cirrhosis
- hepatitis C
- steatohepatitis
- hepatoblastoma
- Wilson’s disease
A 45 year old woman complains of fatigue and pruritus. She has also been experiencing some abdominal discomfort. On examination, xanthelasmas are found. Blood tests reveal elevated serum alkaline phosphatase and cholesterol. Antimitochondrial antibodies are present.
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- a1-antitrypsin deficiency
- hepatic adenoma
- autoimmune hepatitis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- hereditary haemochromatosis
- cholangiocarcinoma
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- haemosiderosis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- hepatitis B
- secondary biliary cirrhosis
- hepatitis C
- steatohepatitis
- hepatoblastoma
- Wilson’s disease
A 32 year old woman presents very concened about a mass she has noticed in her right upper quadrant. She otherwise feels well, and takes no medication other than the oral contraceptive pill, which she has been taking for 8 years. Serum AST, ALT and AFP are within normal ranges. Following further investigation she is advised to discontinue the oral contracepive pill and avoid becoming pregnant.
Hepatic adenoma
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- a1-antitrypsin deficiency
- hepatic adenoma
- autoimmune hepatitis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- hereditary haemochromatosis
- cholangiocarcinoma
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- haemosiderosis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- hepatitis B
- secondary biliary cirrhosis
- hepatitis C
- steatohepatitis
- hepatoblastoma
- Wilson’s disease
A 38 year old woman with presents with rapidly developing abdominal pain and confusion. Hepatomegaly, ascites, peripheral oedema and a flapping tremor are found on examination. Blood tests revealed polycythemia, and on Doppler ultrasonography no flow was observed in the hepatic veins.
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- a1-antitrypsin deficiency
- hepatic adenoma
- autoimmune hepatitis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- hereditary haemochromatosis
- cholangiocarcinoma
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- haemosiderosis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- hepatitis B
- secondary biliary cirrhosis
- hepatitis C
- steatohepatitis
- hepatoblastoma
- Wilson’s disease
A 40 year old ex-IV drug user is feeling tired all the time and having difficulty concentrating. He has noticed his skin appearing slightly yellow in the past. Serum transaminases are elevated. Further investigation reveals infection with a single-stranded RNA virus.
Hepatitis C
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- a1-antitrypsin deficiency
- hepatic adenoma
- autoimmune hepatitis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- hereditary haemochromatosis
- cholangiocarcinoma
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- haemosiderosis
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- hepatitis B
- secondary biliary cirrhosis
- hepatitis C
- steatohepatitis
- hepatoblastoma
- Wilson’s disease
A 67 year old woman with a history of ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis presents with jaundice, dark urine and itching. An ultrasound reveals biliary tree dilatation and no gallstones are found. An ERCP is performed and biliary brush cytology shows cellular discohesion and a high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio.
Cholangiocarcinoma
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- AST
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- ALT
- ALKP
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Portal hypertension
- Ascending cholangitis
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Viral hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
Which enzyme is elevated most in alcoholic hepatitis?
ALT
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- AST
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- ALT
- ALKP
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Portal hypertension
- Ascending cholangitis
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Viral hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
Which condition is associated with ulcerative colitis?
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- AST
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- ALT
- ALKP
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Portal hypertension
- Ascending cholangitis
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Viral hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
Which condition is often associated with anti-mitochondrial antibodies?
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- AST
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- ALT
- ALKP
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Portal hypertension
- Ascending cholangitis
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Viral hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
Which enzyme is higher in growing children?
ALKP
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- AST
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- ALT
- ALKP
- Alcoholic cirrhosis
- Conjugated bilirubin
- Portal hypertension
- Ascending cholangitis
- Unconjugated bilirubin
- Viral hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
What is increased in patients with Gilberts disease?
Unconjugated bilirubin
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Haemochromatosis
- Ascending cholangitis
- Lucey-Driscoll syndrome
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Biliary colic
- Rotor syndrome
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Viral hepatitis
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Wilson’s disease
24 year old male student returned from a backpacking holiday in India and presents with a several day history of fever, abdominal discomfort and dark urine. On examination his sclera is icteric and there is tender hepatomegaly.
Viral hepatitis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Haemochromatosis
- Ascending cholangitis
- Lucey-Driscoll syndrome
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Biliary colic
- Rotor syndrome
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Viral hepatitis
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Wilson’s disease
34 year old man with a known history of ulcerative colitis presents with a 2-week history of fever, itching and yellow discolouration of his skin. Abdominal ultrasound showed dilated intrahepatic ducts, the common bile duct was normal.
Sclerosing cholangitis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Haemochromatosis
- Ascending cholangitis
- Lucey-Driscoll syndrome
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Biliary colic
- Rotor syndrome
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Viral hepatitis
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Wilson’s disease
47 year old man recently diagnosed with diabetes recently presents with with fatigue and persistent aching joints. On examination he had signs consistent with chronic liver disease and is noted to have a bronze discolouration of his skin.
Haemochromatosis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- Acute cholecystitis
- Gilbert’s syndrome
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Haemochromatosis
- Ascending cholangitis
- Lucey-Driscoll syndrome
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Biliary colic
- Rotor syndrome
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Sclerosing cholangitis
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Viral hepatitis
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Wilson’s disease
50 year old man presents with fever, nausea, muscle aches and mild jaundice. Tests show raised unconjugated bilirubin.
Gilbert’s syndrome