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Question 11# Print Question

All of the following therapies are considered appropriate during the management of an acute variceal hemorrhage EXCEPT?

A. Endoscopy with variceal band ligation
B. Short-term antibiotic prophylaxis
C. Somatostatin analogues
D. Recombinant factor VIla


Question 12# Print Question

A cirrhotic patient is admitted with variceal bleeding. The bleeding is controlled with pharmacologic therapy, and the patient recovers from the acute episode. Assuming they receive no other therapies to treat their varices or their underlying cause, what is the likelihood that they will experience a recurrent variceal bleed within 2 years:

A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 100%


Question 13# Print Question

Which of the following INCORRECTLY matches a grading scale for patients with liver disease and one of its components?

A. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD): Serum creatinine
B. Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP): Bilirubin
C. CTP: INR
D. MELD: Albumin


Question 14# Print Question

Which of the following INCORRECTLY pairs the CTP class with overall risk of mortality following an intraabdominal operation?

A. Class A: 10%
B. Class B: 30%
C. Class C: 50%
D. Class C: 75%


Question 15# Print Question

What is the most common complication following TIPS?

A. Encephalopathy
B. Hepatic ischemia
C. Infection
D. Life-threatening hemorrhage




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