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Gastrointestinal Module #2b Flashcards

1
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What does the Glisson capsule do in the liver?

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Sounds liver and contains blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics

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What happens when the glisson capsule distends?

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Causes pain

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What is the functional unit of the liver?

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Lobule

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How are hepatocytes arranged?

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Radially around central vein

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Where are capillaries (sinusoids) located in the liver?

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Between heaptocytes

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From whom do sinusoids (capillaries) receive blood from?

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Hepatic Artery

Hepatic Portal Vein

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Where do sinusoids (capillaries) drain?

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Central vein –> hepatic veins and IVC

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Where are bile canaliculi located?

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Plates of hepatocytes

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Where do the bile canaliculi drain?

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Small bile ducts –> eventually make their way into common bile duct

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What are the immune/defense cells that line the sinusoids?

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Kupffer Cells

Stellate Cells

Pit Cells

Disse Space

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What are kupffer cells?

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Macrophage (phagocytic) cells that line the sinusoids

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What is the function of the kupffer cells?

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Phagocytic cells –> RBC breakdown (bilirubin production)

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13
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What is clinically important about kupffer cells?

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Early response to liver injury/pathology

Responsible for early steps in alcoholic (ethanol) induced injury

1st step in cascade of events leading to fibrosis/cirrhosis

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14
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What are stellate cells and where are they located?

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Contractile cells

Located in perisinusoidal space

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15
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When do stellate cells become activated?

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During pathology –> usually store vitamin A when dormant

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What is the function of stellate cells when they become activated?

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Contraction/relaxation to regulate sinusoidal blood flow

Production of scar tissue (collagen –> fibrosis) in development of cirrhosis

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17
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What do pit cells do?

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Produce interferon and other immune defense substances

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18
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Clinically what is the function of pit cells?

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“First line of defense” against tumor formation

Cytotoxic effect on tumor cells

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What is the Disse space?

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Interstitial space between hepatocytes and sinusoids that drains into lymphatic vesels

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Describe the general pathway of bile (start w/ production)

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Produced in Liver

Secreted into duodenum

Excreted/reabsorbed

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21
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What is the pH of bile?

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7.6 - 8.6

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22
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What is bile alkaline?

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Helps to neutralize stomach acids in duodenum

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23
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Describe bile

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Alkaline, yellow fluid that is made mostly of water

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What are the organic compounds found in bile?

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Bile Salts

Cholesterol

Bilirubin

Phospholipids

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25
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What is the major organic compound found in bile?

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Bile Salts

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26
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What are bile salts?

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Conjugated bile acids

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27
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What does bile do?

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Emulsifying agent to assist in breakdown of fats for absorption in small intestine and formation of micelles

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28
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What is bilirubin?

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Yellow pigment from RBC (heme portion) degradation

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29
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Where is bile secreted into initially?

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Canaliculi

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30
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Where do canaliculi eventually drain into?

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R/L hepatic duct –> common hepatic duct

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31
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How much bile will flow into the gall bladder during fasting?

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75%

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32
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What happens to the 25% of bile that doesn’t flow into the gall bladder during fasting?

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Continue on and flow into the duodenum via common bile duct

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33
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What happens to the gall bladder during feeding?

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Contracts and releases stored bile

34
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What stimulates the gall bladder to contract during feeding?

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CCK

Vagal stimuli

35
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What is the name of the sphincter that allows bile to flow during feeding?

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Sphincter of Oddi

36
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What synthesizes primary bile acid?

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Hepatocytes

37
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What stimulates bile acid production?

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CCK

Secretin

38
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What is bile acid synthesized from?

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Cholesterol

**major site of cholestserol metabolism

39
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What are bile acids converted into?

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Bile salts (they’re water soluble)

40
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What do bile salts do in the duodenum?

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Emulsify fat droplets –> physically arrange them into “micelles”

41
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What are micelles?

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Clumps (aggregates) of bile salts, fat droplets, fat soluble vitamins, cholesterol and phospholipids

Form circle w/ hydrophilic-ends on outside

42
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What happens to bile in the ileum/colon?

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90% = absorbed and transported back to liver

10% = continue to rectum and are excreted

43
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Where are RBCs broken down?

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Spleen

Liver = Kupffer Cells

Throughout Vascular System

44
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How is hemoglobin divided during RBC break down?

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Globin

Heme

45
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What is globin further broken down into?

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Amino Acids

46
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What is heme further broken down into?

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Iron –> stored in liver and recycled into new RBCs

Bilverdin –> further broken down into bilirubin –> released in plasma

47
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What happens to bilirubin in blood plasma?

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Attaches to albumin

48
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In the blood plasma is bilirubin conjugated or unconjugated?

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Unconjugated

49
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What happens to the unconjugated bilirubin?

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Circulates through hepatocytes in liver and is conjugated –> can be secreted into duodenum or stored in gallbladder

50
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What happens to conjugated bilirubin in the duodenum?

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Bacteria in intestines “deconjugate” it into urobilinogen

51
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What are the 3 pathways that urobilinogen can follow?

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Reabsorbed into blood stream –> excreted in urine or recycled in liver

Remain in coon and excreted in stool

52
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What are normal values of urobilinogen in the urine?

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0 - 4 mg/24 hrs

53
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What kind of jaundice is increased values of urobilinogen in the urine considered?

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Pre-hepatic jaundice

54
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What is pre-hepatic jaundice caused by?

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Hemolysis –> increased bilirubin production –> increased urobilinogen formation

55
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What kind of jaundice is decreased values of urobilinogen in the urine considered?

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Post-hepatic jaundice

56
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What is post-hepatic jaundice caused by?

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Obstruction –> blocks secretion of bile into intestine –> decreased urobilinogen formation

Less urobilinogen is reabsorbed into bloodstream for kidney to filter

57
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What would your stools look like with post-hepatic jaundice?

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Pale

58
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What is jaundice (aka icterus)?

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Bilirubin pigment causing yellow of skin (tissues) and conjunctival membranes

59
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Is jaundice a specific disease/pathology?

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NO its a symptom/sign of disease/pathology affecting metabolism/excretion of bilirubin

60
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What are the 3 classifications of jaundice?

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Pre-hepatic

Intra-hepatic

Post-hepatic

61
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What does it mean for jaundice to be “pre-hepatic”?

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Pathology PRIOR to liver –> increased RBC breakdown)

62
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What are some diseases that would cause pre-hepatic jaundice?

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Genetic diseases: Gilbert’s syndrome, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia

Kidney Disease

63
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What does it mean for jaundice to be “intra-hepatic”?

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Pathology located w/in the liver –> liver’s ability to conjugate bilirubin is impaired

64
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What are some diseases that would cause intra-hepatic jaundice?

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Cirrhosis

Hepatitis

Liver Toxicity

65
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What does it mean for jaundice to be “post-hepatic”?

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Pathology located AFTER liver –> impaired transport of conjugated bilirubin to GI tract

66
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What are some diseases that would cause post-hepatic jaundice?

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Gallstones

Pancreatic pathology that blocks to bile ducts

67
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Can you use lab tests to DDx between classifications of jaundice?

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Yes BUT need “whole picture” assessment of all LFTs, urine and stool analysis

**each jaundice classification has different lab patterns

68
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What does serum bilirubin measure?

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Both AMOUNT and TYPE of hyperbilirubinemia –> provide clues to jaundice classification

69
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How is total bilirubin measured?

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Directly in blood

**all 3 types of jaundice can have elevated total bilirubin

70
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How is direct (conjugated) bilirubin measured?

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Directly in blood

**elevated can indicate post or intra-hepatic pathology

71
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How is indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin measured?

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Calculated from total/direct measurements

**if elevated can indicate pre or intra-hepatic pathology

72
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What serum enzymes can be measured when analyzing for jaundice?

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Alkaline Phosphatase

AST

ALT

LDH

GGT

73
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What serum proteins can be measured when analyzing for jaundice?

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Albumin

Globulins

A/G ratio

transferrin

AFP = alpha fetoprotein

74
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When looking @ urinalysis for jaundice what are you looking for?

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Urobilinogen

Conjugated bilirubin

Color

75
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What would you expect urine and stool to look like with pre-hepatic pathology of jaundice?

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Urine = elevated urobilinogen

Urine color = normal

Stool color = normal

76
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What would you expect blood tests to look like with pre-hepatic pathology of jaundice?

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Blood: hyperbilirubinemia

Total bilirubin = elevated

Direct (conjugated) bilirubin = normal/potentially elevated (d/t increased production)

Indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin = elevated

77
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What would you expect urine and stools to look like with post-hepatic pathology of jaundice?

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Urine = dark –> elevated conjugated bilirubin and decreased urobilinogen

Stool color = pale –> d/t decrease of urobilinogen

78
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What would you expect blood tests to look like with post-hepatic pathology of jaundice?

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Blood = hyperbilirubinemia

Total bilirubin = elevated

Direct (conjugated) bilirubin = elevated –> d/t “congestive back up”

Indirect (unconjugated) = normal

79
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What would you expect to see in intra-hepatic jaundice pathology?

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Decreased uptake –> d/t CHF, drug/meds

OR

Decreased conjugation in the liver –> neonatal (pysiological), liver dz (hepatitis, cirrhosis), hyperthyroidism

80
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What do you expect the labs to look like with intra-hepatic jaundice?

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Elevated total bilirubin (d/t elevated conjugated bilirubin)

Elevated indirect (unconjugated) bilirubin (d/t congestive back up of indirect (unconjugated bilirubin in the blood stream)

Elevated direct (conjugated) bilirubin (d/t congestive hepatic “back-up”)

81
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What will urine and stool samples look like in intra-hepatic jaundice?

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Urine: increased conjugated bilirubin; normal or low urobilinogen

Urine Color = dark

Stool color = normal (no decrease of urobilinogen in stools

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