Diseases of Liver - McGowan Flashcards
Common cause of ascites
Portal HTN from chronic liver disease
Risk factor for chronic liver disease
ETOH, transfusion, tattoos, IVDU, viral hepatitis
Non-portal HTN causes of ascites
infections, malignancy, inflammatory disorders, ductal disruption
Factors that which produces SAAG of greater or equal to 1.1g/dL
- Hepatic congestion (HF, constriction pericardidtis, Budd-CHiari, etc)
- Liver disease (cirrhosis, haptitis, fibrosis etc)
- Portal vein occlusion
Complications of NAFLD/NASH
- CV diseases
- Cirrhosis
- Colorectal cancer
- CKD
How’s serum albumin ascites gradient (SAAG) calculated?
SAAG = (serum albumin) - (ascitic fluid albumin)
if > 1.1 ascites due to portal HTN
if < 1.1 ascites not associated with increased portal pressure
Etiologies of fatty liver aka hepatic steatosis
- Alcohol related fatty liver disease
- NAFLD (<20 g of Etoh/day in women and <30 in men allows diagnosis of NAFLD)
- Steatosis
- Other: amiodarone, corticosteroids, vinyl chloride, carbon tetracholirde and yellow phosphorus
How do NAFLD pt usually present?
Usually asymptomatic or mild RUQ discomfort, hepatomegaly
Etiology of NAFLD
- obesity
- DM
- Hypertriglycerdemia
- Metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance)
On histology what is a characteristic finding of NAFLD?
- macrovaseicular steatosis and focal infiltration by PMNs and Mallory hyaline –> NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis)
What is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
- ascitic fluid infection w/o apparent source: translocation of gut bacteria (commonly ecoli, klebsiella; strep pneumo or viridans)
If a patient with spontaneous bacterial peritinitis presents with decompensation (worsening encephalopathy, fever, abd pain, worsening renal function), what other underlying disease does he MOST likely have?
cirrhosis
what lab test is common important to obtain in pts suspected of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?
- WBC w/diff
PMN >250 with >75% of all WBC = highly suggestive of SBP and abx should be started
If elevated WBC with lymphocyte predominance think TB
Common PE and S/s of SBP
- altered mental status, abd pain, diarrhea
- fever, diffuse abd tenderness, flank dullness, shifting dullness and fluid wave
what’s the SAAG measurement in pts with SBP
> 1.1
which Hep Virus has no chronic carrier state, self limited, transmitted fecal orally, diagnosed by IgM anti-Hep_V, and vaccination can prevent it
HAV
How is does HAV present?
anorexia, malaise, N/V, aversion to smoking, mild RUQ pain
How HAV acquired?
fish or seafood –> gastroenteritis
- fecal-oral (international travel is a risk factor)
Lab findings of someone who’s had HAV but no longer has it
Anti-HAV IgG
Lab findings of someone who’s had HCV but has cleared it
Anti-HCV with negative HCV-RNA
what’s considered the window period for HBV infection and is very important when screening for blood donatiosn?
Between HBsAg disappeariang and HBsAg appearing,whic may be several weeks, and pt is still considered to have ACUTE HBV and is only detectable with HBcAb IgM
how is HBV transmitted?
- inoculation of infectedblood or blood products, sexual contact (present in saliva, semen, vaginal secretions), mom to baby at delivery
what lab findings are seen in the window period of HBV?
All negative except anti-HBc IgM (aka HBcAb) positive
Lab findings of prior infection of HBV
negative: HBsAg, anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg,
Positive: Anti-HBs, Anti-HBc IgG,
-/+ anti-HBe (depending on when you check it, early it’ll be -, but later it’ll be positive)
Lab findings of someoen with acute infection of HBV
Positive: HBsAg, Anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg
Negative: Anti-HBs, AntiHBc, AntiHBe
lab findings of chronic infection w/o active infection (inactive carrier)
Positive: HBsAg, anti-HBc IgG, anti-HBe
Negative: Anti-HBs, Anti-HBc IgM, HBeAg,
Lab findings of chronic infection with active infection and replication
Negative: AntiHBs, antiHBe
Positive: HBsAg, Anti-HBcIgM and IgG, HbeAg
Lab findings of chronic infection with active infection than is transforming into inactive carrier
negative: AntiHBs
Positive: HBsAg, AntiHBc IgM, IgG,
-/+ HBeAg and anti-HBe (depending on when you check it)
lab findings of immunized against HBV
Positive AntiHBs, all other negatives
HDV is only able to cause hepatitis in the presence of which HBV antigen?
HBsAg