Hepatic disorders

High-yield hepatic disorders topics for USMLE Step 2 CK, within Gastrointestinal. Below are the 15 topics this area covers, plus a worked example showing the trap-aware approach 280Bound uses.

Topics in Hepatic disorders

  • Acute liver failure
  • Ascites
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Bilirubin metabolism
  • Breast milk jaundice
  • Cirrhosis
  • Complications of cirrhosis
  • Evaluation of abnormal liver function tests (LFTs)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (and other hepatic masses)
  • Hereditary hyperbilirubinemias
  • Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) (formerly NAFLD)
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Pyogenic liver abscess
  • Suboptimal intake (breastfeeding failure) jaundice
  • Wilson disease

Practice Hepatic disorders the right way

280Bound doesn't just tell you the right answer — it reverse-engineers why the wrong ones were tempting, so you build reasoning that transfers to exam day.