Q- Which one of the following liver disorders occurs due to hepatic vein thrombosis?
A- Alcoholic hepatitis
B- Budd-Chiari syndrome
C- Fatty liver
D- Pyogenic liver abscess
B- Budd-Chiari syndrome- This leads to severe venous congestion due to hepatic vein thrombosis predisposed by neoplasms, pregnancy or polycythemia vera.
Q- Administration of which one of the following substances most likely reverses the course of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?
A- Niacin
B- Riboflavin
C- Thiamine
D- Vitamin K
C- Thiamine- Its deficiency is commonly seen in alcoholics and leads to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Thiamine administration dramatically reverses its symptoms.
Q- Which of the following types of necrosis occurs in abscesses and brain infarcts?
A- Caseous necrosis
B- Coagulative necrosis
C- Fibrinoid necrosis
D- Liquefaction necrosis
D- Liquefaction necrosis- This type occurs also in pancreatic necrosis as well as abscesses and brain infarcts. A- Occurs in TB. B- Occurs in heart, liver and kidney infarction and C- Occurs in acute immunological injuries.
