A 58-year-old man with cirrhosis due to chronic alcohol misuse presents with increasing confusion and a musty odour to his breath. He has asterixis on...

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A 58-year-old man with cirrhosis due to chronic alcohol misuse presents with increasing confusion and a musty odour to his breath. He has asterixis on examination. Which of the following is the most appropriate first-line treatment for this complication?

Accepted Answer

Oral Lactulose

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Intravenous Thiamine

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Intravenous Mannitol

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Oral Prednisolone

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Oral Propranolol

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Hepatic encephalopathy

A 58-year-old man with cirrhosis due to chronic alcohol misuse presents with increasing confusion and a musty odour to his breath. He has asterixis on examination. Which of the following is the most appropriate first-line treatment for this complication?