Which one of the following is not a risk factor for the acquisition of chronic hepatitis C?
Sharing food
Hepatitis C virus is transmitted parenterally through blood and body fluids — via intravenous drug use with shared needles, unscreened blood transfusion, and vertical (mother-to-child) transmission. It is not transmitted through casual contact such as sharing food, as it is not a fecal-oral or airborne pathogen.
Which of the following are precipitating factors for hepatic encephalopathy ?
1. Hypokalemia
2. Septicemia
3. Increased dietary protein load
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When the serum ascites to albumin gradient (SAAG) is less than 1.1 gm/dL, then which of the following causes of ascites may be considered?
1. Infection
2. Malignancy
3. Cardiac ascites
4. Portal hypertension
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