G.I. Pathology Flashcards
Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
- cause
- where is ti common
- what can it cause
- what is the pathology
- what marker is elevated
- obesity
- US
- HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma)
- fat accumulates in the hepatocytes without the presence of alcohol
- ALT is elevated
Budd-Chiara Syndrome
- pathology
- causing factors
- thrombosis of the hepatic vein occurs and causes congestion in the liver due to fluids not being able to escape. Hepatomegaly will occur
- Polycythemia vera, OCP use, Pregnancy anything that puts pressure on the veins
Chronic Passive Congestion of The Liver
- Pathology
- markers elevated
- Key histological feature
- This is a passive process because the right heart starts to fail so blood accumulates in the vena cava system and then backs up into the liver and it becomes congested
- AST and ALT are elevated, INR is elevated and prothrombin time is elevated
- “Nutmeg Liver”
Hepatic Adenoma
- common in?
- risk factor
- TX
- benign or malignant
- women
- OCP use
- stoping OCP will regress the situation
- Benign
what diagnoses HCC
tripel face CT scan
what is the tumor marker for HCC
alpha feto protein
pancreatitis will present with what kind of pain
bain that radiated to the back and the right shoulder
what is the most common cause of obstructive pancreatitis
gall stones
Choledococele?
dilation of the bile duct that can press on the liver and cause pancreatitis
how can pancreatitis cause ARDS?
Phospholipase can leak from the pancreas during pancreatitis can damage the alveolar membranes in the lungs and cause a leakage of fluid
most common islet cell tumor
Insulinoma
what are the two malignant tumors of the pancrease
Glucagonoma and VIPoma
what is the treatment surgery for pancreatic cancer
WHIPPLE
what are the two pancreatic tumor markers
CEA and CA19-9
Cholangitis?
inflammation of the bile duct
