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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Hepatic Adenoma
- Characteristics
- Benign
- Epithelial Tumor
- Associations
- Anabolic Steroids
- Oral Contraceptives
- Treatment
- Cessation of the Cause
- Surgical Resection
- Considerations
- Spontaneous Regression
- Risk of Rupture
2 mins
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Malignant Liver Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Cirrhosis
- Chronic Hepatitis B or C
- Aflatoxin
- Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Liver Disease
- Presentation
- Clinical Findings of Cirrhosis
- Often Asymptomatic
- Jaundice
- Ascites
2 mins
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Management
- DIAGNOSIS
- Increased AFP
- Ultrasound
- Abdominal CT or MRI
- MANAGEMENT
- Surgical Resection
- Transplantation
- Image-guided Procedures
- Surveillance
- CONSIDERATIONS
- Poor Prognosis
3 mins
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
- Causes
- Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Hematologic Disorders
- Tumors
- Chronic Infections
- Mechanism
- Thrombosis of Major Hepatic Veins
- Centrilobular Congestion and Necrosis
- Symptoms
- Abdominal Pain
- Ascites
- Hepatomegaly
- Nutmeg Liver
3 mins
Hepatic Hemangioma
- Characteristics
- Benign Venous Malformation
- Most Common Benign Liver Tumor
- Appears in Patients 30-50 Years Old
- Clinical Features
- Asymptomatic
- Abdominal Pain
- Diagnosis
- MRI
- Considerations
- Biopsy Contraindicated
- Treatment
- Observation
- Surgery
2 mins
Angiodysplasia
- Pathophysiology
- Tortuous Dilation of Vessels
- Fragile Blood Vessels
- Right-Sided Colon
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hematochezia
- Painless
- Diagnosis
- Endoscopy
- Angiography
- Associations
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Aortic Stenosis
- Elderly
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Treatment
- Supportive
- Surgery
2 mins
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Characteristics
- Decreased Alpha Anti Trypsin
- Increased Elastase Activity
- Decreased Elastic Tissue
- Misfolded Protein Aggregates
- PAS+ Globules
- Clinical Features
- Panacinar Emphysema
- Dyspnea
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
2 mins
Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
- Benign Tumor
- Unknown Etiology
- Asymptomatic
- Central Stellate Scar on Imaging
- Conservative Treatment
- Excellent Prognosis
2 mins
