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What is a common cause of large bile duct obstruction?
What is a common cause of large bile duct obstruction?
- Cholangiopathies
- Gallstones and head of the pancreas malignancies (correct)
- Neonatal hepatitis
- Autoimmune disease
What is primary biliary cholangitis characterized by?
What is primary biliary cholangitis characterized by?
- Progressive inflammatory and sclerosing destruction of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts
- Impaired blood inflow and defects in intrahepatic blood flow
- Autoimmune disease with progressive, inflammatory, granulomatous destruction of small to medium intrahepatic bile ducts (correct)
- Progressive inflammatory destruction of small to medium intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts
What is the most common cause of impaired intrahepatic blood flow?
What is the most common cause of impaired intrahepatic blood flow?
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Cirrhosis (correct)
- Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome
- Hepatic vein thrombosis
What is a complication of portal vein obstruction?
What is a complication of portal vein obstruction?
What is the term for a benign tumor of hepatocytes?
What is the term for a benign tumor of hepatocytes?
Which of the following is a common site of metastatic cancers?
Which of the following is a common site of metastatic cancers?
What is the primary cause of postrenal azotemia?
What is the primary cause of postrenal azotemia?
What is the term for the daily protein loss in the urine of 3.5g and more?
What is the term for the daily protein loss in the urine of 3.5g and more?
What is the most common form of glomerulonephritis caused by the formation of immune complexes?
What is the most common form of glomerulonephritis caused by the formation of immune complexes?
What is the term for the elevation of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels?
What is the term for the elevation of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels?
What is the term for the derangement in capillary walls of the glomeruli that results in increased permeability to plasma proteins?
What is the term for the derangement in capillary walls of the glomeruli that results in increased permeability to plasma proteins?
What is the term for the clinical manifestations that arise from azotemia?
What is the term for the clinical manifestations that arise from azotemia?
What is the main cause of Acute Kidney Injury?
What is the main cause of Acute Kidney Injury?
What is the result of loss-of-function mutations in the metal ion transporter ATP7B?
What is the result of loss-of-function mutations in the metal ion transporter ATP7B?
What is the result of obstruction of the flow of bile?
What is the result of obstruction of the flow of bile?
What is characterized by scarring of the pelvicalyceal system and the kidney interstitium?
What is characterized by scarring of the pelvicalyceal system and the kidney interstitium?
What is caused by an IgE- or T cell–mediated immune reaction to a drug?
What is caused by an IgE- or T cell–mediated immune reaction to a drug?
What is the result of mutation in α1AT?
What is the result of mutation in α1AT?
