DSA 6: Approach to Hepatobiliary Patient (Chronic Liver Disease / Cirrhosis) Flashcards
Chronic hepatitis is described as a group of disorders characterized by a chronic inflammatory reaction in the liver for at least?
6 months
Chronic HBV has an association with?
Chronic HCV has an association with?
1) Polyarteritis nodosa
2) Mixed cryoglobulinemia
What is used to identify if there is presence or absence of fibrosis (cirrhosis) in chronic hepatitis?
1) Serum FibroSure
2) US elastography
Chronic HBV is endemic in?
90% of infants are infected via?
What causes a higher probability of chronicity?
1) Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
2) Maternal transmission
3) The younger the age at the time of HBV infection
Cirrhosis associated with chronic HCV progression increases in?
1) Males that heavily drink
2) Get infection after 40 yo
3) Immunocomp
4) Smoke
What common food and/or drink slows the progression of chronic HCV?
Coffee
Presence of what serology points towards chronic HCV?
HCV Ab and HCV RNA
Which type of autoimmune hepatitis is most common?
Type 1
What antibodies are associated with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis?
Which are associated with type 2?
1) Anti-smooth muscle Abs (SMA)
2) Anti-liver/kidney microsomal Abs (anti-LKM)
Classic autoimmune hepatitis (type 1) is most prevalent in what population?
Females ranging from 30-50 yo
What clinical features are associated with classic autoimmune hepatitis (type 1)?
1) Progressive jaundice
2) Epistaxis
3) Amenorrhea
What is the treatment for autoimmune hepatitis?
Glucocorticoids
What complications are associated with Autoimmune hepatitis?
Leads to cirrhosis and if left untreated can cause hepatocellular carcinoma
How much alcohol intake in a day can cause alcoholic liver disease over a 10 year span in men?
In women?
1) Exceeds 80 g/day
2) 30–40 g/day
What is the fatty liver (steatosis) caused by alcohol characterized by?
1) Asymptomatic hepatomegaly
2) Elevation in bilirubin and Alkaline phosphatase
What values are seen on CMP in regards to AST/ALT when a patient presents with alcoholic liver disease?
AST 2x greater than ALT
What is found on CBC with alcohol liver disease?
1) Leukocytosis with left shift
2) Anemia
What is a direct toxic effect of alcohol on megakaryocyte production or to hypersplenism?
Thrombocytopenia
What is seen with PT/PTT/INR?
Marked prolongation of the prothrombin time
What is present on liver biopsy with alcohol liver disease?
Mallory-Denk bodies (alcoholic hyaline)
What supplements should be given to patients with alcohol liver disease?
1) Multivitamin
2) Thiamine
3) Folic acid
4) Zinc
Why is thiamine co-administered with glucose when treating alcohol liver disease?
Prevents Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
What should be given to patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis?
1) Steroids
2) Pentoxifylline
How long must patients abstain from alcohol to be considered for liver transplantation?
6 months
Alcohol liver disease is the most common precursor to what condition in the United States?
Cirrhosis
What is used to calculate Maddrey’s discriminant function (DF)?
What cutoff is associated with poor prognosis for alcohol liver disease?
1) PT and serum bilirubin
2) ≥32
Fatty liver is also known as?
Hepatic steatosis
What is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the US?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
The principal causes and increased risk for NAFLD are?
Metabolic Syndrome:
1) Obesity
2) Diabetes mellitus (insulin resistance)
3) Hypertriglyceridemia
NAFLD causes an increased risk for?
1) CV disease
2) Chronic kidney disease
3) Colorectal cancer