Gastroenterology Module 6

What is the strongest predictor of future cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer in patients with Hepatitis B?

In a non-immunized recipient, the following mode of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) will most likely result in chronic carrier status:

A patient with HCV genotype 2 infection develops a blistering rash whenever he goes in the sun. He has a low viral load.There is no evidence of cirrhosis or other liver disease .

What is the most appropriate treatment?

The natural progression of Hepatitis C is unlikely to be influenced by:

Which of the following is a predictor of poor response to treatment in Hepatitis C?

The most important factor affecting response to treatment of Hepatitis C is?

The following are predictors of poor outcome in patients with paracetamol overdose EXCEPT?

A 69-yr-old male with a history of familial hemochromatosis has been recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after a bone marrow biopsy.

He was commenced on gemtuzumab and within 2 weeks of treatment presented with jaundice, hepatomegaly and weight gain.

What is the most appropriate treatment?

A 55 year old man with compensated cirrhosis secondary to alcohol abuse is found to have a solitary liver nodule

What is the most likely diagnosis?

This condition is less likely to cause Hepatocellular carcinoma:

An 18 year old man presents with unsteady gait over 12 months resting tremor, slurred speech and rigidity.

Blood test shows elevated transaminases and low serum copper and low serum ceruloplasmin.

What is the best diagnostic test?

Which of the following is the target antigen in autoimmune hepatitis Type II?

Which one of the following is most likely to slow progression of primary biliary cholangitis?

In patients who are experiencing acute severe attack of ulcerative colitis not responding to conventional treatment with intravenous Hydrocortisone, which intervention is the most effective and  safe rescue therapy?

What is the antibiotic of choice for acute pouchitis?

What is the main benefit of giving intravenous high dose omeprazole to patients with suspected peptic ulcer bleeding BEFORE their endoscopy?

In patients who have failed initial therapy for H pylori eradication, there is now the option to go for salvage therapy with a rifabutin triple therapy or a bismuth quadruple therapy. However, when comparing these two regimes, how effective was Ribabutin triple therapy compared to Bismuth quadruple therapy in terms of eradication rates?

High intake of sweetened drinks has been linked to the risk of developing which type of cancer?