Question 30 / 32: 

Which of the following most likely explains the patients liver function tests?

A 35 year man is admitted to the ICU obtunded. He was found by family members on the floor of his apartment unconscious. An abdominal ultrasound is normal. The ALT is 11,000 and the AST is 8,050. The total bilirubin and alkaline phophatase are normal. Hepatitis A IgM is negative. Hepatitis B core IgM is negative. Hepatitis C antibody and Hepatitis C RNA levels are undetectable. Ceruloplasmin is normal.
<< First < Previous Flashcard Next > Last >>

Questions & Answers

What is an atom
Mabel Reply
what are the connective tissue
Faith Reply
which part of the brain that controls human body
Mozanto Reply
describe the stage of eghopoisis
alupe Reply
what is a blood vessels
Sani Reply
what is plasma and is component
Fad Reply
what is the anterior
Tito Reply
Means front part of the body
Ibrahim
what is anatomy
Ruth Reply
describe the stage of ehopoisis
alupe
study of structure
Sakinat
To better understand how the different part of the body works. To understand the physiology of the various structures in the body. To differentiate the systems of the human body .
Roseann Reply
what is hypogelersomia
aliyu Reply
what are the parts of the female reproductive system?
Orji Reply
what is anatomy
Divinefavour Reply
what are the six types of synovial joints and their ligaments
Darlington Reply
draw the six types of synovial joint and their ligaments
Darlington
System of human beings
Katumi Reply
System in humans body
Katumi
Diagram of animals and plants cell
Favour Reply
Explanation:

Given negative viral studies, acetaminophen overdose is most likely. Autoimmune hepatitis would be other possibility but this is more common in women.

Assessment Home Page
https://www.jobilize.com/gastrointestinal-pathophysiology-mcq-assessment-by-dr-laurence-bailen

Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology Self-Assessment

Author:

Access: Public

Attribution:  Laurence Scott Bailen, Tamsin Knox, Paul Abourjaily, Fredric D. Gordon,Marshall Kaplan,Andrew G. Plaut. PPY 222 Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Spring 2007. (Tufts University OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.tufts.edu/Course/47 (Accessed 3 May, 2014). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
Ask
Marion Cabalfin
Start Test
Copy and paste the following HTML code into your website or blog.
<iframe src="https://www.jobilize.com/embed/gastrointestinal-pathophysiology-mcq-assessment-by-dr-laurence-bailen" width="600" height="600" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="yes" style="border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px 1px 0; margin-bottom:5px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen> </iframe>