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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2021)

9 - Gastrointestinal

Abstinence From Alcohol

Which of the following interventions helps prevent disease progression in patients found to have NAFLD?

Characteristics

Diagnosis

Elevated Liver Enzymes

Which of the following lab findings is characteristic of NAFLD?

Fat Infiltration of Hepatocytes in Absence of Alcohol Consumption

Which of the following descriptions most fits the definition of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Hyperlipidemia

Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of NAFLD?

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Obesity

Which of the following is a risk factor for NAFLD?

Often Found Incidentally

Which of the following is true or consistent with the presentation of NAFLD?

Treatment

Type II Diabetes

Ultrasound

Which of the following is most commonly used to confirm suspected NAFLD?

Weight Loss

Which of the following interventions helps prevent the progression of disease in NAFLD?

Altered Mental Status

Which of the following symptoms is characteristic of hepatic encphalopathy?

Asterixis

Which of the following physical exam signs is characteristic of hepatic encephalopathy?

Characteristics/Definition

Coma

Which of the following symptoms may be associated with the presentation of hepatic encephalopathy?

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hyperammonemia

Which of the following is thought to be the cause of hepatic encephalopathy?

Lactulose

Which of the following medications is used in the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy?

Liver Transplant

Which of the following procedures may be curative in patients with hepatic encephalopathy?

Management

Rifaximin

Which of the following medications may be used in the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy?

Seen in the Setting of Cirrhosis

Which of the following is true about hepatic encephalopathy?

TIPS

Hepatic encephalopathy may be seen after which of the following procedures?

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