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What is the main cause of jaundice in cholelithiasis?
What is the main cause of jaundice in cholelithiasis?
- Compression by tumor masses
- Obstruction of bile ducts by nematodes
- Formation of biliary calculi (correct)
- Presence of flukes in the bile ducts
What happens in partial biliary obstruction?
What happens in partial biliary obstruction?
- Disappearance of bile pigments in feces and urine
- Complete elimination of bile pigments from both feces and urine
- Presence of urobilinogen in urine but absence in feces (correct)
- No change in the levels of bile pigments
What can retard the absorption of vitamin K in the intestine?
What can retard the absorption of vitamin K in the intestine?
- Absence of bile salts (correct)
- Atrophy in the right lobe of the liver
- Excessive blood engorgement in the liver
- Rupture of the liver
Which type of jaundice results in the disappearance of bile pigments from feces due to complete obstruction?
Which type of jaundice results in the disappearance of bile pigments from feces due to complete obstruction?
What clinical finding is associated with hepatic encephalopathy?
What clinical finding is associated with hepatic encephalopathy?
Why is parenteral administration of Vitamin K advisable before surgery for patients with severe hepatic dysfunction?
Why is parenteral administration of Vitamin K advisable before surgery for patients with severe hepatic dysfunction?
What is a potential neurologic sign of hepatic encephalopathy?
What is a potential neurologic sign of hepatic encephalopathy?
In farm animals, primary diseases of the liver are rare except for which reason?
In farm animals, primary diseases of the liver are rare except for which reason?
What can cause acute swelling of the liver in congestive heart failure?
What can cause acute swelling of the liver in congestive heart failure?
What leads to high blood levels of ammonia and subsequent spongy degeneration in the brain during pyrrolizidine poisoning?
What leads to high blood levels of ammonia and subsequent spongy degeneration in the brain during pyrrolizidine poisoning?
What condition can lead to black livers in sheep known as melanosis?
What condition can lead to black livers in sheep known as melanosis?
What can cause the displacement of the liver in farm animals, such as diaphragmatic hernia or torsion of a lobe in aged sows?
What can cause the displacement of the liver in farm animals, such as diaphragmatic hernia or torsion of a lobe in aged sows?
What can cause cholestasis in farm animals according to the text?
What can cause cholestasis in farm animals according to the text?
Which condition is a rare cause of biliary obstruction in horses and cattle?
Which condition is a rare cause of biliary obstruction in horses and cattle?
What parasite can cause purulent cholangitis and cholecystitis according to the text?
What parasite can cause purulent cholangitis and cholecystitis according to the text?
Which of the following is a cause of intrahepatic primary cholestasis as mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is a cause of intrahepatic primary cholestasis as mentioned in the text?
What can lead to mechanical stasis of biliary flow and fibrosis according to the text?
What can lead to mechanical stasis of biliary flow and fibrosis according to the text?
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