A Serious, Irreversible Condition Affecting the Liver That Is Associated

question 172

Multiple Choice

A serious, irreversible condition affecting the liver that is associated with long-term excessive drinking is:

• A) Korsakoff's syndrome.
• B) delirium tremens.
• C) fetal alcohol syndrome.
• D) cirrhosis.

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Definitions:

CT Scan

a medical imaging procedure that combines a series of X-ray measurements from different angles to produce cross-sectional images of specific areas of the body.

MRI Scan

A medical imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and computer-generated radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissues within the body.

Blood-Oxygenated-Level-Dependent

A measure used in functional MRI to detect brain activity by assessing changes in blood oxygen levels, reflecting the amount of neural activity in specific areas of the brain.

BOLD Signals

Biological markers in neuroimaging, particularly in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which stand for Blood Oxygen Level Dependent signals, reflecting changes in brain activity.