Renal and liver Flashcards
The safest local anaesthetic drug to use, utilising an infiltration technique, for a patient with advanced liver disease in order to remove tooth 35 is…
Articiane
When providing instructions on first line simple analgesia for a patient with liver cirrhosis, which analgesic medication should be recommended?
Paracetamol
The liver is responsible for the production of which clotting factors involved in the coagulation cascade?
- I,II,VII,IX,X and XI
- Vit K
Other than clotting factors, which product of the liver is essential in achieving haemostasis?
- Thrombopoietin
- Glycoprotein hormone produced by the liver and kidney which regulates the production of platelets
What is the minimum UKELD score for an individual to be placed on a liver transplant list?
49
The faeco-oral route is the main route of transmission for which hepatitis virus?
Hepatitis A
Describe liver cirrhosis.
- liver cell necrosis and inflammation
- followed by replacement with fibrotic tissue and regenerating nodules of hepatocytes
- vascular derangement
The Dane Particle is found in the serum of patients infected with…
Hepatitis B
Non-alcoholic fatty liver diease/Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis are strongly associated with what?
Obesity and type 2 diabetes
Sofosbuvir is a treatment given to treat which virus?
Hepatitis C
Halothane be responsible for what condition?
Drug induced hepatitis
What is hepatocelluar carcinoma?
Primary malignancy of the liver
What strain of hepatitis has circular DNA?
D
An arteriovenous fistula is provided in which situations?
Above the wrist for haemodialysis
Describe the function of the proximal convoluted tubule.
Actively reabsorbs glucose, amino acids, uric acid and inorganic salts
