Alcoholic Liver Disease
By the history, the option closest to alcoholic liver disease is E.
What our notes say
- By the history, the option closest to alcoholic liver disease is E. (Internal Medicine CAT 1 (MBChB 4), 2022: liver, pancreas and bone marrow, 30 MCQ)
- *a)* What is the AST:ALT ratio typically seen in alcoholic liver disease? (1 mark) (Chemical Path, Long Answer and Short Answer)
- Topics tested: HIV and the gut, diarrhoea (infectious and non-infectious), alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis A, B and C, cirrhosis, liver tumours, cholera, shigella, gallstones and pancreatitis. (Internal Medicine CAT 1 (MBIM 6112), 2019/2020: gastroenterology and hepatology,)
- The following best explains the role of pentoxifylline in alcoholic liver disease: (Internal Medicine CAT 1 (MBIM 6112), 2019/2020: gastroenterology and hepatology,)
- Topics tested: jaundice and liver tests, alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B and C, primary biliary cirrhosis, NASH, Child-Pugh score, GI bleeding, acute pancreatitis, bone marrow failure, haemophilia and myelodysplasia. (Internal Medicine CAT 1 (MBChB 4), 2022: liver, pancreas and bone marrow, 30 MCQ)
- (b) An AST/ALT ratio above 2:1 strongly suggests alcoholic liver disease (a raised GGT supports this). (Chemical Pathology Semester 1 — Short Answer Questions)
Study material on Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Liver Histology & Physiology
- Liver Histology & Physiology
- Internal Medicine CAT 1 (MBIM 6112), 2019/2020: gastroenterology and hepatology, 30 MCQs and 4 short answers
- Chemical Pathology MCQs: Clinical Chemistry, Endocrine & Renal
- Chemical Pathology Sem 1
- Chemical Pathology MCQs
- CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAQs & SAQs
- Liver Histology, Physiology and Pathology — Practice Questions
- Liver Histology, Physiology and Pathology — Practice Questions
- Liver Histology, Physiology and Pathology — Practice Questions
- Liver Histology, Physiology and Pathology — Practice Questions