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Alcoholic Liver Disease Flashcards

1
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Most important risk factors involved in the devt of alcoholic liver disease

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QUANTITY and DURATION of alcohol intake

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MEN - quantity of ethanol that produces FATTY LIVER

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40-80 g/day

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MEN - quantity of ethanol that produces HEPATITIS or CIRRHOSIS for 10-20 yrs

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160 g/day

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4
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Exhibit increased susceptibility to alcohol liver disease at amt > 20 g/day

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WOMEN

safe - 2 drinks per day

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Infection concurrent w/ alcoholic liver disease associated w/ younger age for severity, more advanced histology and decreased survival

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Hepatitis C

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6
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Gene associated with ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSIS

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Patatin like phospholipase domain containing protein 3 (PNPLA3)

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Important comorbidity in the progression of alcoholic liver disease to cirrhosis in chronic drinker

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Chronic Infection with Hepatitis C virus

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The Initial and MC histologic response to hepatotoxic stimuli

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FATTY LIVER

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9
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Hallmark of Alcoholic Hepatitis

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HEPATOCYTE INJURY

ballooning degeneration
spotty necrosis
polymorphonuclear infiltrate
fibrosis - perivenular and perisinusoidal space of Disse

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10
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Precursor to the devt of cirrhosis

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ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS

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Often the only clinical finding in FATTY LIVER

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HEPATOMEGALY

RUQ pain
nausea
jaundice (rare)

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Clinical Manifestations Alcoholic Hepatitis

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fever
spider nevi
jaundice
abdominal pain

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Alcoholic cirrhosis clinical features

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RUQ pain
fever
nausea and vomiting
diarrhea
anorexia
malaise

MORE SPECIFIC COMPLICATIONS
ascites
edema
upper GI hemorrhage

PALMAR ERYTHEMA
SPIDER ANGIOMAS
DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURES
DECREASED BODY HAIR
TESTICULAR ATROPHY
GYNECOMASTIA
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AST (SGOT)

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INC 2 to 7 fold, < 400 IU/L, GREATER than ALT

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ALT (SGPT)

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INC 2 to 7fold, < 400 IU/L

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AST/ALT ratio

17
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Common laboratory findings in ADVANCED LIVER INJURY

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Hypoalbuminemia

Coagulopathy

18
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Useful in detecting FATTY INFILTRATION of the liver and determining liver size

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Ultrasonography

19
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Heralds SEVERE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS

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coagulopathy (PT > 5 s)
anemia
serum albumin < 25 g/L
serum bilirubin > 137 mmol
renal failure
ascites
20
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MELD score associated with significant mortality in alcoholic hepatitis

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Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD > 21)

21
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The cornerstone in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease

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Complete abstinence from alcohol

22
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FDA approved medications for alcohol dependence

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Disulfiram
Acamprosate
Naltrexone

23
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Glucocorticoids - extensively evaluated in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis

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PREDNISONE - 40 mg / day
PREDNISOLONE - 32 mg/ day

4 weeks followed by a steroid taper

24
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Glucocorticoids - extensively evaluated in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis

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PREDNISONE - 40 mg / day
PREDNISOLONE - 32 mg/ day

4 weeks followed by a steroid taper

25
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Nonspecific TNF inhibitor - for SEVERE alcoholic hepatitis

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Pentoxifylline

26
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Accepted indication for treatment in select patients with complications of cirrhosis secondary to alcohol abuse

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Liver Transplantation

27
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Can occur as a consequence of the overlapping injurious processes secondary to alcohol and HCV infection

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Increased liver iron stores

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

28
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Secondary to effects on sterol regulatory transcription factor and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor a (PPAR- a)

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steatosis from lipogenesis
fatty acid synthesis
depression of FA oxidation

29
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Intestinal derived endotoxin initiates a pathogenic process through

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toll like receptor 4
tumor necrosis factor a (TNF a)
– facilitates hepatocyte apoptosis and necrosis

30
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Activate INNATE and ADAPTIVE immunity pathways releasing proinflammatory cytokines ( TNF a), chemokines, and proliferation of T and B cells

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Ethanol and its metabolites

31
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Pathologic features that may be associated with progressive liver injury

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giant mitochondria
perivenular fibrosis
macrovesicular fat

32
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Often present in florid cases but are NEITHER SPECIFIC NOR NECESSARY to establish the diagnosis

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Mallory Denk Bodies

33
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PRECURSOR to the devt of CIRRHOSIS

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Alcoholic hepatitis

34
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Present in up to 50% of patients with biopsy proven alcoholic hepatitis

35
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Typical lab abnormalities (nonspecific) seen in FATTY LIVER

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modest elevations of AST, ALT and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP)
hypertriglyceridemia
hyperbilirubinemia

36
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Findings that indicate SERIOUS LIVER INJURY with LESS POTENTIAL for complete reversal

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ultrasound of portal vein flow reversal
ascites
intraabdominal venous collaterals

37
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Severe alcoholic hepatitis defined as

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discriminant function > 32

MELD > 20

38
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EXCLUSION CRITERIA

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active GI bleeding
renal failure
pancreatitis

39
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Uses pretreatment variables plus the change in total bilirubin at day 7 of glucocorticoids to identify those patients unresponsive to therapy

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LILLE SCORE > 0.45

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