Card 22 / 33: For each patient with jaundice, select the most likely diagnosis:A 22 year old man admitted to the intensive care unit with fulminant hepatic failure. He has a history of depression and intravenous drug use. His ALT is 1200 and his AST is 2500. His hepatitis C RNA is undetectable, hepatitis A IgM is negative, and hepatitis B core IgM is negative.
A)
Drug induced hepatitis
B)
Gilbert’s syndrome
C)
Pancreatic cancer with obstruction of the common bile duct
D)
Acute hepatitis B
E)
Acute alcoholic hepatitis
F)
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
G.)
Autoimmune hepatitis
H.)
Advanced cirrhosis due to hepatitis C
I.)
Ischemic hepatitis
J.)
Choledocholithiasis
Answer:
A) Drug induced hepatitis
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Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology Exam 2006
Author:
Dr.Tamsin KnoxProfessor
Tufts University School of Medicine
USA
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