Definitions

Question 1

Ascites

Answer 1

accumulation of free fluid in the abd. cavity

Question 2

Portal hypertension

Answer 2

blockage/ obstruction of blood flow of portal system – increase of portal pressure (140-160)

Question 3

Cirrhosis of the liver

Answer 3

condition in which liver scars or have fibrotic changes due to liver damage, scars prevent liver to function normally

Question 4

Syndrome (disease) Budd-Chiari

Answer 4

obstruction of hepatic veins (hepatic venous outflow)

Is a condition in which the hepatic veins (veins that drain the liver) are blocked or narrowed by a clot (mass of blood cells). This blockage causes blood to back up into the liver, and as a result, the liver grows larger

Question 5

Carcinomatosis of the peritoneum

Answer 5

type of cancer that spread in the surface of peritoneum, invasive growth in connective tissue

Question 6

Mesothelioma of the peritoneum

Answer 6

spread along the peritoneum without growing into the thickness of the organs covered with the peritoneum

Question 7

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Answer 7

Ascitic fluid can become infected for no apparent reason or after paracentesis.

Question 8

Serum-albumin ascitic gradient

Answer 8

SAAG ≥ 1.1 g / l is to determined the cause of ascites
SAAG> 1.1 g / L there is portal hypertension
SAAG <1.1 g / L portal pressure is normal.

Question 9

Hypersplenism

Answer 9

Hypersplenismis when your spleen becomes overactive in doing its job, is a common disorder characterized by an enlarged spleen which causes rapid and premature destruction of blood cells.

Question 10

HBsAg

Answer 10

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, is a protein that is present on the surface of the virus that causes hepatitis B. It is found in the blood in both acute and chronic hepatitis B.

Question 11

Palmar erythema

Answer 11

Is a condition of the skin that makes the palm to become red due to abnormal serum estradiol levels
(The redness of palmar erythema is due to increased dilatation of surface capillaries in the hand. The degree of redness is often related to the severity of any underlying disease)

Question 12

Teleangiectasia

Answer 12

Network of small convoluted vessels of microvasculature, located subepithelialy, mainly in lower third of esophagus

Question 13

Liver elastography

Answer 13

Is an exam to check the severity of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. measuresliverstiffness (hardness) and fatty changes in yourliver