37: Liver and DVT - Yoho

Question 1

biomarkers for liver and bone disease

Answer 1

alkaline phosphatase (bone and liver)
AST (heart, liver and muscle)
ALT (liver)

Question 2

diagnostic test for bone disease

Answer 2

t99 bone scan

Question 3

relationship b/w liver disease and dvt

Answer 3

hypercoagulable states
factor V
prtn S, prtn C deficiency
elevated factor VIII
antithrombin III deficiency

Question 4

DDx dvt

Answer 4

cellulitis
dvt
myositis

Question 5

s/s DVT

Answer 5

pain
swelling
warmth of LE

Question 6

gold standard diagnosis of DVT

Answer 6

venogram

(problem aka DVT is where there is no sign of blood flow, not intense area)

RBC are labeled with tec99, higher volume RBC show higher intensity