Chapter 14 Flashcards

1
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liver
-located in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ quadrant
-\_\_\_\_ of total body weight
-receives \_\_% of cardiac output and has greatest \_\_\_\_\_ reserve 
-suspended by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-can lacerate liver in deceleration trauma
function
-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ blood
- removes damaged or aged \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-stores \_\_\_\_\_ and agents for metabolism
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upper right
2.5%
25%
ligamentum teres
detoxifies
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lab findings in pts with liver disease
Liver Function Test (LFT): serum transaminases (\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
-\_\_\_\_\_ rise in blood
-\_\_\_\_\_ levels increase in blood
-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ increase in blood
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ALT
AST
elevated
NH3
bilirubin
alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
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injury to solid organs

  • dense and less strongly held together
  • specific organs
  • ______: pain referred to left shoulder
  • ________: pain radiates to back
  • ________: pain radiates from flank to groin and hematuria
  • _______- pain referred to the right shoulder
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spleen
pancreas
kidneys
liver

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refers to yellow discoloration of the skin, sclaerae and tissues caused by ________.
it is most often associated w ________, ______ disease, _______ obstruction, or _______ anemia

  • pre-hepatic (________) (_______ bilirubin)
  • hepatic (________/________ bilirubin)
  • post hepatic (_______) (______ bilirubin)
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jaundice
hyperbilirubinemia 
hepatocellular
biliary
hemolytic
hemolytic
unconjugated
conjugated/unconjugated
obstructive
conjugated
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5
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autosomal dominant defect with bilirubin

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prehepatic jaundice

gilbert’s disease

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Hepatitis B partifcles are known as _____ particules
-three types: HBsAg (____ Antigen), HbcAg (_____ antigen), and HBeAg (_____ antigen)
pathological changes due to infection
1) reversible changes: hepatocytes have _____ nuclei and _______ membrane
2) irreversible changs: ______ hepatocytes will ___ nuclei and have round cytoplasmic fragments known as _________ bodies (_________ fragments)
3) inflammatory changes: hepatocytes are _______ due to inflammatory process and the dead cells are engulfed by macrophages via phagocytosis

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Dane
surface
core
extra
normal
well defined 
necrotic
lose
coulclinman's 
eosinophilic
damaged
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only infects persons with acute or chronic ____ infection. transmitted by __________
-delta virus is unable to produce its own virus coat and uses ______ produced by HBV

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hepatitis D
HBV
sharing needles
HbsAg

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oral fecal method of transmission
no prevention of disease after exposure
no immunization available

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hep E

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9
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HGV does not lead to chronic hepatitis and has no known relationship to hepatocellular carcinoma

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hep G

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10
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refers to a group of structural and functional changes in the liver resulting from excessive alcohol consumption
divided in three stages of progression:
___________: accumulation of fat in hepatocytes. resolves with abstinence

__________: causes degenerative changes and necrosis of liver cells. ________ (metabolite of alcohol) mediates damage. characterized by _____ of hepatocytes with formation of ______ bodies (intra cytoplasmic esoinophilic hyaline bodies), _____ and ____ inflammation. ______ and elevated liver enzymes (___>___)

________: most advanced, fatty liver may become ____, ______, irregular nodularity with ____ appearance and ____ of liver with loss of hepatic architecture

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alcoholic liver disease
alcoholic fatty liver
alcoholic hepatitis 
acetaldehyde
swelling
MAllory
necrosis
acute
hepatomegaly 
AST
ALT
alcoholic cirrhosis
brown, shrunken, 
hobnail
fibrosis
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fatty change, hepatitis and or cirrhosis that develop without exposure to alcohol, associated with ______
lab diagonosis: ___>___

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non alcoholic liver disease
obseity
ALT
AST

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12
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descriptive term for chronic liver disease characterized by generalized disorganization of hepatic architecture with _____ and _____ formation. ______ cell damage, ________activity, and generalized ______. classification can be morphologic, on the basis of nodule size (_______, ________, and mixed _________ forms.) in all forms there is an increased risk of ____________ carcinoma

causes include: a) prolonged ______ intake, _____, ______ agents

b) viral ________, _____ obstruction and ________
c) _____ disease

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liver cirrhosis
scarring
nodule
liver
regnerative
fibrosis
micronodular, macronodular mixed macro-micronodular
hepatocellular
alcohol, drugs, chemical
hepatitis, biliary, hemochromatosis
Wilson's
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13
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biliary cirrhosis
primary: ________ disease, in ____ (40+), unknown cause, _______ antibody is present

secondary: obstruction of _____ extra hepatic _____ ducts by _____. ______ liver
- lab findings: ________, increase in ____ and ______
treatment: treat _____ cause

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autoimmune
women
anti-mitochondrial
large
bile
gallstone
yellow-green
hypercholsetrolemia 
ALP, bilirubin
primary
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excess body iron leading to deposition in tissues and organ damage. due to autosomal _______ (___ gene in chromosome 6) defect in iron absorption (______) or chronic transfusions (____)

1st degree: triad of _______, ______, and increased skin ________, giving rise to the older term _____ diabetes. pigment cirrhosis marked increase in serum iron and modest reduction in total _______ capacity (TIBC, transferrin)

2nd degree: most often associated w a combination of ineffective ______ and multiple ______, such as occurs in __________ major
treatment: weekly ____ and low ___ diet

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hemochromatosis
recessive
Hfe
primary
secondary
cirrhosis
diabetes mellitus
pigmentation
bronze
iron binding 
erythropoeisis 
transfusions
thalassemia major
phlebotmy, iron
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most common cause of neonatal liver failure and the leading indication for liver transplantation in ____. characterized by progressive iron deposition during ____ period, predominantly targeting the ____, ____, ___, and ____ and ____ glands but sparing the ________ system

  • associated w a high recurrence rate in subsequent pregnancies, a pattern that cannot be explained by genetic inheritance but is consistent with an alloimmune pathogeneis
  • ______ MRI has become the standard noninvasive diagnostic procedure
  • the presence of ________ in the biopsy specimens of affected organs has become the standard in establishing the diagnosis

treatment: therapy includes treatment for liver Failure with antioxidant cocktails including vitamin __, N-acetylcystine , prostaglandins and ______), fresh frozen ____, and cryoprecipitate
infusions of intravenous ________ and exchange _____ have also been suggested
-exchange transfusion is performed to remove any maternal _________ remaining in the fetal circulationn and ___ is administered to displace specific reactive ___ antibodies that are bound to target antigens and to bind with circulating complement

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neonatal hemochromatosis
infants
fetal
liver, pancreas, heart, thyroid, salivary glands
reticuloendothelial system
gradient-echo
iron deposits
vitamin E, N-acetylcysteine, prostaglandins, selenium
plasma
cryoprecipitate
immune globin (IVIG)
transfusion
alloantibodies
IgG
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liver cirrhosis
autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism. copper builds up in ______, leaks into _____, and deposits in tissues. copper mediated production of ______ free radicals leads to tissue damage.
clinical symptoms: ____, _______, thin ____ rings around cornea (________ ring)
lab diagnosis: copper in ______
treamtment: copper ______, low ___ diet

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wilson's disease
hepatocytes
serum
hydroxyl
anemia, demantia, brown (Kayser-Fleischer ring)
urine
chelater
copper
17
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due to the portal venous obstruction which results in increased use of venous collaterals of the portal anastomeses, leading to _____ in the esophagus and developing ______ (fluid inn the peritoneal cavity)

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portal hypertension
varices
ascites

18
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caused by portal and splenic vein obstruction, most often by ______

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prehepatic portal hypertension

thrombosis

19
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caused by intrahepatic vascular obstruction, most often by ______ or ______ tumor

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intrahepatic portal hypertension

cirrhosis, metastatic

20
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caused by venous congestion in the distal hepatic venous circulation or _______ hepatic vein occlusion (________ syndrome)

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posthepatic portal hypertension
thrombolytic
budd-chiari syndrome

21
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this rare acute disease of children is characterized by small fat _____ dispersed in the liver, hepatic failure and _________. edema, ________ damage of the hepatocytes and fat accumulation are reported in the brain
the symptoms usually begin after a febrile illness commonly _______ or _______ infection and are said to correlate with the administration of ______, although the pathogenesis of the syndrome remains unknown.
-now distinctly uncommon, possibly as a result of decreasing use of aspirin in children
clinical symptoms: presents with __________, elevated _____ enzymes, and _____ with vomiting and may progress to _____ and _____

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reye's syndrome
vacuoles
encephalopathy
mitochondrial 
influenza
varicella
aspirin
hypoglycemia
liver
nausea
coma
death
22
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a rare except in association with inflammatory bowel disease, especially ________
-characteristics include inflammation,
fibrosis (classically known as ________ fibrosis), and _____ of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts
it eventually develops into ______ cirrhosis
-increased ____, ___ and ____ Antibody presence
treatment: treat the underlining cause

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primary sclerosing cholangitis
ulcerative colitis
onion skin
stenosis
biliary
ALP, bilirubin, p-ANCA
23
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the formation of stones in the gallbladder

usually asymptomatic, but may present with biliary colic (_______ and ____ pain after ____ meal)
complications include: acute and chronic __________

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cholelithiasis
epigastric
RUQ
fatty
cholecystitis
24
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often solitary and too large to enter the cystic duct or common bile duct
have ____ color

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cholesterol stones

orange

25
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precipitation of excess insoluble unconjugated bilirubin results in their formation
associated often includes _____ anemia and ____ infection
____ Color

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pigment stones
hemolytic
bacterial
dark green

26
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account for most stones (75-80%)
most of these stones are a mixture of ______ and ____ salts
can often be visualized by x ray bc of their ____ content

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mixed stones
cholesterol, calcium
calcium

27
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acute inflammation of gallbladder
the inflammation is most often \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
clinical manifestations include \_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_ associated with 
right upper quadrant and \_\_\_\_\_\_ pain
risk of \_\_\_\_ if left untreated
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acute cholecystitis 
pyogenic
nausea
vomiting
fever
leukocytosis
ruptture
28
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thickening of gallbladder wall occurs as a result of extensive ________
is frequently complicated by __________
treatment: ________, _____ to remove gall stones

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chronic cholecystitis
fibrosis
gallstones
antibiotics
ERCP
29
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5 f’s of cholelithiasis

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fair 
female
fat
fertile
forty
30
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benign liver tumor

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hemangioma

31
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is the most common primary malignancy of the liver
preexisting __ infection
it is associated with ______ contamination of nuts and grains; this is thought to cause specific point mutations of the ___ gene

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hepatocellular carcinoma
HBV
aflatoxin B1
p53

32
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this form of hepatic cancer occurs frequently in the _____, where it is associated with liver _____ infestation
the cancer orginates from ____________

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cholangiocellular carcinoma
far east
fluke
intrahepatic biliary epithelium

33
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rare malignant vascular tumor

related to ____ and _____ exposure

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angiosarcoma
PVC
arsenic