Prof. Russell Tutorial #1

Question 1

What causes macronodular liver?

Answer 1

viral

Question 2

What causes macronodular liver?

Answer 2

viral

Question 3

What causes micronodular liver?

Answer 3

alcoholic

Question 4

smell of foetor caused by?

Answer 4

Mercaptans - thiols: ie. garlic smelling

Question 5

feeling for 2 things of the liver?

Answer 5

Edge - soft, firm, hard

Texture - nodularity?

Question 6

Where to look for signs of muscle wasting?

Answer 6

Temporalis - caving
Vastus Medialis
Thenar eminence

Question 7

what is albumin if sign of leukonychia?

Question 8

diabetes + cirrohosis = ?

Answer 8

haemochromatosis until proven otherwise

Question 9

why would you get macrocytic anaemia in ETOH?

Answer 9

Chronic ETOH&raquo_space; folate resistance&raquo_space;malnutrition

Question 10

chronic liver disease: why decreased platelets? levels?

Answer 10

hypersplenism (80-130)

Question 11

when do you get venous hum?

Answer 11

hepatoma

Question 12

What causes micronodular liver?

Answer 12

alcoholic

Question 13

smell of foetor caused by?

Answer 13

Mercaptans - thiols: ie. garlic smelling

Question 14

feeling for 2 things of the liver?

Answer 14

Edge - soft, firm, hard

Texture - nodularity?

Question 15

Where to look for signs of muscle wasting?

Answer 15

Temporalis - caving
Vastus Medialis
Thenar eminence

Question 16

what is albumin if sign of leukonychia?

Question 17

diabetes + cirrohosis = ?

Answer 17

haemochromatosis until proven otherwise

Question 18

why would you get macrocytic anaemia in ETOH?

Answer 18

Chronic ETOH&raquo_space; folate resistance&raquo_space;malnutrition

Question 19

chronic liver disease: why decreased platelets? levels?

Answer 19

hypersplenism (80-130)

Question 20

when do you get venous hum?

Answer 20

hepatoma