Medical MCQ - In an emergency room an alcoholic patient enters with hematemesis. On examination he has ascites with splenomegaly and gynecomastia. Etiology is

In an emergency room an alcoholic patient enters with hematemesis. On examination he has ascites with splenomegaly and gynecomastia. Etiology is

Portal hypertension secondary to viral hepatitis

Portal hypertension due to Alcoholic cirrhosis

Budd chiari syndrome

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

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Portal hypertension due to Alcoholic cirrhosis

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Ans. (b) Portal hypertension due to alcholic cirrhosisRef: Sabiston 20th edition Page 1437* Clinical features and findings suggest that the patient is a known case of Alcoholic cirrhosis with portal hypertension.* So most common cause in him is Varices bleeding

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