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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2022

In a 65-year-old man with portal hypertension, the substances that are being neutralized in the liver enter his general bloodstream through portocaval anastomoses. What type of hepatic coma will develop in the patient in this case?

Answer options

  1. Hepatocellular
  2. Shunt
  3. Parenchymatous
  4. Mixed
  5. Ketoacidotic
Correct answer

Shunt

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