Question
In female patients with complications that prevent abdominal paracentesis, this condition can be relieved via the vagina through an ultrasound-guided catheter from the Pouch of Douglas. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this condition characterized by fluid build-up in the peritoneal cavity, which is unusually gelatinous when caused by pseudomyxoma peritonei (“per-ih-TOH-nee-eye”).
ANSWER: ascites (“uh-SIGH-tees”)
[10m] Another treatment for ascites involves prescribing these drugs, which inhibit sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporters in one organ’s ascending limb. Examples of these drugs include furosemide and spironolactone.
ANSWER: diuretics
[10e] Ascitic fluid most often builds up from leakage caused by portal vein hypertension, which is driven by cirrhosis of this detoxifying metabolic organ.
ANSWER: liver
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| Illinois Blue | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |