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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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AFP

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A tumor marker frequently elevated

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ALP

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An enzyme found in liver tissue

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ALT

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A liver enzyme most specific to hepatocelluar damage

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AST

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Enzyme found in all tissues

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5
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Kupfer cells

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Break down red blood cells and eliminate toxins

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlarged liver more than 15cm

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver caused by reactions to viruses or toxins such as drugs and alcohol

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Hepatopeal

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Blood flow toward the liver

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Hepatofugal

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Blood flow away from liver

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Portal triad

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Main portal vein hepatic artery and common bile duct

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Portal triad

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Portal vein , hepatic artery and bile duct

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12
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Ligamentum teres

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Remnant of the umbilical vein

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Direction of fetal circulation

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Umbilical vein > left portal vein >ductus venosus (ligamentum venosum)> ivc

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14
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What separates the left love from the caudate lobe

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Ligamentum venosum

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15
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Which of the following supplies oxygenated blood to the liver?

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Hepatic artery

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16
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Which of the following laboratory test evaluated liver function

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Alkaline phosphate

17
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What pathology should the sonographer look for specifically on the abdominal sonography examination on a patient with a indication of a elevated afp

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Hepatocelluar (liver cancer)

18
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Which of the following is diffuse liver disease

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Hepatitis

19
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What is the sonographic appearance of a mother cyst containing multiple daughter cyst diagnostic of

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Echinococcal cyst

20
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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver caused by reactions to a virus and toxins
Most common type
A) transmitted by fecal-oral route
B) sexual contact blood transfusions, contaminated needles
C) direct contact with blood or bodily fluids

21
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Hepatitis in a ultrasound

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Starry sky

22
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Where does liver receive blood from

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The hepatic argues and portal venous blood

23
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Hepatic arteries

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Largest branch of the celiac axis

24
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Hepatic veins

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Drain into the ivc

25
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Splenic vein

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Joined by the smv and becomes the portal splenic confluence

26
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Parasitic

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Tapeworm

27
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Length of liver

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Measuring the liver from the tip of the right lobe to the diaphragm

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