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What is a specific mechanism by which the kidney adapts to support bile salt removal from the blood in cholestasis?
What is a specific mechanism by which the kidney adapts to support bile salt removal from the blood in cholestasis?
- Decreasing tubular reabsorption of bile acids
- Decreasing tubular secretion of bile
- Decreasing glomerular filtration
- Increasing active secretion of bile (correct)
Which specific protein, mentioned in the text, increases its expression in the kidney to aid in renal bile salt and toxin elimination?
Which specific protein, mentioned in the text, increases its expression in the kidney to aid in renal bile salt and toxin elimination?
- MRP2 (correct)
- Albumin
- Insulin
- Glucagon
What clinical manifestation is suggested by gastrointestinal symptoms such as prolonged right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, epigastric tenderness, and stool changes indicating fat malabsorption?
What clinical manifestation is suggested by gastrointestinal symptoms such as prolonged right upper quadrant pain or tenderness, epigastric tenderness, and stool changes indicating fat malabsorption?
- Cirrhosis
- Biliary obstruction (correct)
- Cholecystitis
- Primary biliary cholangitis
Which condition among the following may lead to cholestasis as mentioned in the text?
Which condition among the following may lead to cholestasis as mentioned in the text?
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What kind of cholestasis is specifically suggested by symptoms like discomfort or nausea after meals and evidence of gross fat malabsorption?
What kind of cholestasis is specifically suggested by symptoms like discomfort or nausea after meals and evidence of gross fat malabsorption?
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