Question 231 · LEK · Liver failure
Which of the following drugs are used in the treatment of overt hepatic encephalopathy?
1) probiotics;
2) L-ornithine L-aspartate;
3) neomycin;
4) rifaximin;
5) lactulose.
The correct answer is:
2) L-ornithine L-aspartate;
3) neomycin;
4) rifaximin;
5) lactulose.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 2,3,4.
- C. 2,4,5.
- D. 1,4,5.
- E. 3,4,5.
Hint
Choose the non-absorbable disaccharide, the gut-selective antibiotic of choice and an agent that enhances ammonia detoxification.
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