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Passmed specifics Flashcards

1
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How is alcoholic ketoacidosis treated?

A

IV saline 0.9% and thiamine

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What features in the dietary history and clinical investigations suggest alcoholic ketoacidosis?

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  • Dietary history: chronic alcoholism with recent reduced intake of food
  • Investigations: acicdosis, raised ketones, normal/low blood glucose
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What LFT finding should you stop statins in?

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If serum transaminases rise to 3 times the upper limit and stay there

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A deficiency in which liver produced enzyme is a risk factor for heptocellular carcinoma?

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin

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