SAQ 1214 – Reduced conscious state in chronic liver disease

A 52-year-old woman with known chronic liver disease secondary to alcohol presents with reduced conscious state. She is not intoxicated. Her sister reports increasing drowsiness over 24 hours.

You decide she has hepatic encephalopathy. What four (4) precipitants would you look for?

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What medications can be used to minimise deterioration in conscious state? Indicate a rationale.

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Medication | Rationale<br /> 1 |<br /> 2 |<br /> 3 |<br /> 4 |<br /> 5 |<br /> 6 |

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