A 44-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol consumption comes to the emergency department with a nosebleed after getting into a fight while intoxicated. Continuous local pressure is applied and his bleeding resolves within 30 minutes. A detailed physical examination is performed after the bleeding subsides and shows distended paraumbilical veins, ascites, and a flapping hand tremor on wrist extension. Which of the following laboratory findings would be most indicative of a poor prognosis for this patient? O A. High aspartate aminotransferase O B. High fibrinogen levels O C. High gamma glutamyl transferase D. Prolonged bleeding time O E. Prolonged prothrombin time
A 44-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol consumption comes to the emergency department with a nosebleed after getting into a fight while intoxicated. Continuous local pressure is applied and his bleeding resolves within 30 minutes. A detailed physical examination is performed after the bleeding subsides and shows distended paraumbilical veins, ascites, and a flapping hand tremor on wrist extension. Which of the following laboratory findings would be most indicative of a poor prognosis for this patient? O A. High aspartate aminotransferase O B. High fibrinogen levels O C. High gamma glutamyl transferase D. Prolonged bleeding time O E. Prolonged prothrombin time
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![A 44-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol consumption comes to the
emergency department with a nosebleed after getting into a fight while intoxicated.
Continuous local pressure is applied and his bleeding resolves within 30 minutes. A
detailed physical examination is performed after the bleeding subsides and shows
distended paraumbilical veins, ascites, and a flapping hand tremor on wrist
extension. Which of the following laboratory findings would be most indicative of a
poor prognosis for this patient?
127
O A. High aspartate aminotransferase
O B. High fibrinogen levels
O C. High gamma glutamyl transferase
O D. Prolonged bleeding time
O E. Prolonged prothrombin time](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fadd82c3c-efc9-4cee-b404-e68435f95705%2F95640ab4-e57b-49af-9047-973070d3c74b%2Fuyt802_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 44-year-old man with a history of heavy alcohol consumption comes to the
emergency department with a nosebleed after getting into a fight while intoxicated.
Continuous local pressure is applied and his bleeding resolves within 30 minutes. A
detailed physical examination is performed after the bleeding subsides and shows
distended paraumbilical veins, ascites, and a flapping hand tremor on wrist
extension. Which of the following laboratory findings would be most indicative of a
poor prognosis for this patient?
127
O A. High aspartate aminotransferase
O B. High fibrinogen levels
O C. High gamma glutamyl transferase
O D. Prolonged bleeding time
O E. Prolonged prothrombin time
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