General Pathology USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 64 year old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develops increasing abdominal distention and lower extremity edema. Jugular venous distention and a right ventricular heave are present. CT imaging shows an enlarged tender liver with a mottled red and tan appearance. Which of the following hepatic findings is most likely?
Answer choices
- ADiffuse fatty change with Mallory bodies
- BCentrilobular congestion and necrosisCorrect answer
- CBridging fibrosis with regenerative nodules
- DPortal granulomatous inflammation
- EBile duct destruction with onion skin fibrosis
- FPeriportal inflammation with interface hepatitis
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