Pathophysiology Practice Test (16) ..................... Liver Insufficiency...................... .......... Single Choice............... shema published on June 21, 20126 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/10 endogenous hepatic encephalopathy? take place slowly process longer break out again and again without precipitating factor 2/10 the major pathogenesis of decreased production of energy in the brain result from hyperammonemia is? disorder of anaerobic glycolysis disorder of citric acid cycle disorder of synthesis of lipid disorder of urea cycle 3/10 increased ammonia content in brain leads to? decreased production of ATP decreased tyrosine decreased phenylalanine decreased GABA 4/10 hepatic encephalopathy is? coma result from hepatic failure neuropsychiatric symptoms occur in hepatic failure necrosis or degeneration of neuron in hepatic failure brain edema occur in hepatic failure 5/10 insufficiency of the ammonia elimination may result from? urea is decomposed to form ammonia decreased ammonia secretion of renal tubules decreased urea syntheses muscular tic result in hyperammonemia 6/10 the mechanism of L-dopa to treat hepatic encephalopathy is? to increase normal neurotransmitter to decrease false neurotransmitter to decrease ammonia to increase GABA 7/10 endogenous hepatic encephalopathy may result from? portal cirrhosis postenecrotic cirrhosis acute fulminate hepatitis primary carcinoma of liver 8/10 exogenous hepatic encephalopathy result from? carbon tetrachloride intoxication phosphorus intoxication TNT intoxication hepatic cirrhosis 9/10 what do the false neurotransmitter play on the brain? disturb the transmit of nerve pulse disturb the synthesis of neurotransmitter disturb the energy metabolism of brain more GABA formed 10/10 the precipitating causes of hepatic encephalopathy is? uptake too much carbohydrate uptake too much lipid uptake too much protein uptake too much water
