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C - Chapter X: Liver Function Test Flashcards

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1
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Largest organ ([?] in adult)

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~1.2 – 1.5 kg

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Located in the

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right upper quadrant of the abdomen

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3
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Dual Blood Supply:

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a) Portal Vein
b) Hepatic Artery

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– carries blood from alimentary tract

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a) Portal Vein

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– carries oxygenated blood to the liver

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b) Hepatic Artery

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Receives, processes & stores materials absorbed from the

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digestive tract

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Synthesis:

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multiple plasma proteins

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8
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Main organ of

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detoxification

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9
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Synthesis of bile acids from

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cholesterol

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10
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Major site of

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catabolism of hormones

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11
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– “Icterus”

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JAUNDICE

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– yellow discoloration of the plasma, skin, sclerae & mucous membranes caused by Bilirubin accumulation

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JAUNDICE

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13
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PORTAL HYPERTENSION ( mmHg)

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> 20

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PORTAL HYPERTENSION

Increased:

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sinusoidal infiltration, scarring or hepatic vein obstruction

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PORTAL HYPERTENSION

Major Complications:

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Hepatosplenomegaly, Ascites & Hepatorenal syndrome

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16
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Accumulation of substances that are normally metabolized by the liver

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HEPATIC FAILURE & ENCEPHALOPATHY

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17
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Liver plays a major role in enzymatic transformation & disposition of drugs

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ALTERED DRUG METABOLISM

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18
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Hormone imbalance

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ENDOCRINE ABNORMALITIES

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The liver efficiently sequesters dimeric IgA & secretes it into the bile

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IMMUNOGLOBULIN ABNORMALITIES

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Chronic liver disease produces alterations in Hemostasis and a generalized hemorrhagic tendenc

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DISORDERED HEMOSTASIS

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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF LIVER DISEASE

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22
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DAILY BILIRUBIN PRODUCTION

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(average 250 – 300 mg)

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: Derived from degradation heme from hemoglobin

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85%

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15%

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FORMS OF BILIRUBIN

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UNCONJUGATED
CONJUGATED
DELTA

26
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– bound by albumin & transported to the liver

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 UNCONJUGATED

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– formed from the reaction of UCB with glucuronic acid

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 CONJUGATED

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– conjugated bilirubin bound to Albumin

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 DELTA

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  • Both have acceptable precision
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Jendrassik-Grof & Evelyn-Malloy procedures

30
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  • Adapted by many automated instruments
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Jendrassik-Grof & Evelyn-Malloy procedures

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  • Most frequently used methods to measure Bilirubin
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Jendrassik-Grof & Evelyn-Malloy procedures

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 Occurs when the problem causing the jaundice occurs prior to liver metabolism

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PRE-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

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 Caused by an increased amount of bilirubin being presented to the liver (e.g. Acute & Chronic Hemolytic Anemia)

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PRE-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

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 Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

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PRE-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

35
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 Primary problem causing the jaundice resides in the liver (intrinsic liver disease)

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HEPATIC JAUNDICE

36
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Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism

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Gilbert’s Syndrome
Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

37
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– intermittent hyperbilirubinemia; cause by reduction in the expression of UGT1A1 gene (thereby reduced conjugating ability of the liver)

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Gilbert’s Syndrome

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 Chronic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia; rare & more severe disorder

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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

39
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Molecular defect w/in the gene involved with bilirubin conjugation

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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome

40
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– complete absence of enzymatic bilirubin conjugation

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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type I

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– mutation causing a severe deficiency of the enzyme for conjugation

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Crigler-Najjar Syndrome Type II

42
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Disorders related to Transport (Transport Defects)

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Dubin-Johnson Syndrome
Rotor Syndrome

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Removal of conjugated bilirubin from the liver cell & the excretion into the bile are defective

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Dubin-Johnson Syndrome

44
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Caused by deficiency of the canalicular transporter protein (MDR2/cMOAT)

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Dubin-Johnson Syndrome

45
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Appearance of dark-stained granules on a liver biopsy

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Dubin-Johnson Syndrome

46
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Hypothesized to be due to a reduction in the concentration or activity of intracellular binding proteins (e.g. Ligandin)

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Rotor Syndrome

47
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Liver biopsy does NOT show dark pigmented granules

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Rotor Syndrome

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PHYSIOLOGIC JAUNDICE of the NEWBORN

Unconjugated [?]

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hyperbilirubinemia

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PHYSIOLOGIC JAUNDICE of the NEWBORN

Deficiency in the enzyme [?] (one of the last liver functions to be activated in prenatal life)

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Glucuronyl transferase

50
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– deposition of bilirubin in the nuclei of brain & nerve cells

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Kernicterus

51
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Usually results from biliary obstructive disease (e.g. gallstones, tumors)

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

52
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Prevents the flow of conjugated bilirubin into the bile canaliculi

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

53
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Clay-colored stool

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

54
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  • results in cell damage & death in the newborn
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Kernicterus

55
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 Usually results from biliary obstructive disease (e.g. gallstones, tumors)

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

56
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 Prevents the flow of conjugated bilirubin into the bile canaliculi

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

57
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 Clay-colored stool

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POST-HEPATIC JAUNDICE

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