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Question 1

liver makes

Answer 1

coagulation factors
albumin

Question 2

liver requires – in portal blood to develop

Answer 2

hepatotrophic factors- insulin

• portosystemic shunts- will cause most blood away from liver= liver is small/does not grow correctly

Question 3

clinical signs of portosystemic shunt

Answer 3

• poor growth, poor weight gain
• neuro signs
• ptyalism- salivation in cats
• GI
• urinary stones- ammonia isn’t filtered in liver instead goes to kidneys and causes stone formation

Question 4

bloodwork and UA of portosystemic shunt will show

Answer 4

low BUN, albumin, cholesterol
ammonium biurate crystals
* bile acids can be high- bile acids usually reabsorbed by liver
* ammonia- need to test on fresh sample