Geroo
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44. One week after undergoing an uncomplicated liver transplant for
biliary atresia, a 3-year-old boy appears jaundiced. Examination shows scleral icterus. His serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT) activity has increased to 1300 U/L, and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT) activity has increased to 2500 U/L. His serum
bilirubin level is 3.5 mg/dL, and serum alkaline phosphatase activity is 100 U/L. Which of the following is the most likely artery responsible for this patient's gastrointestinal symptoms?
A) Hepatic
B) Ileocolic
C) Inferior mesenteric
D) Left gastric
E) Left gastroepiploic
F) Middle colic
G) Posterior penetrating
H) Right colic
I) Right gastroepiploic
J) Splenic
K) Superior hemorrhoidal
L) Superior mesenteric
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| robin082006
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A) Hepatic
Acute rejection
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| dr in trouble
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It seems A but could b L
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| dr.shailu
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it is A
superior mesenteric doesnt supply liver
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