Hepatic Disease Flashcards
Define acute liver failure
development of hepatocellular dysfunction associated with coagulopathy and encephalopathy in patients without prior known liver disease
How is ALF classified?
According to time between jaundice and onset of encephalopathy
How is ALF classified according to time line of symptoms?
Hyperacute
Acute
Subacute
What are the causes of acute liver failure?
- Infective: hep B 12%
- Drug induced: acetaminophen 39%, phenitoin, halothane.
- Autoimmune disease
- Vascular :Budd chiari Syndrome
- Pregnancy : HELLP, acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
Define Chronic hepatic disease in
Chronic hepatitis is any hepatitis lasting >6months. Inflammation can lead to hepatic fibrosis, and, in some patients, there is progression to cirrhosis, characterized by nodular regeneration and disruption of the architecture of the liver, which can lead to portal hypertension.
What is decompansated liver cirrhosis
Developof portal hypertension ascites, varicella haemorrhage or liver insufficiency as marked by coagulopathy,jaundiceand encephalopathy
Schematic of decompensated liver dysfunction
Management strategy cirrhosis
Management
Management
Effects on cvs
Increased production or reduced excretion of vasodilators resulting in increased splamchnic vessels capacity which stimulated retention of na should h20, this leased to portal hypotension and further increase in capacitance e by formation of potosystemic shunts. These changes lead to hyperdynamic circulation with hypotension and tachycardia and blunted b adrenalin stimulation leading to cardiomyopathy
what are the ECG changes?
QT prolonged
BP
Coronary artery disease due to commodities
Pathogenesis portopulmonary hypertension
Not completely understood but histology also changes include midealhypertro0hy, intimate proliferation, thrombosis, and fubrosis
Diagnosis
Mean pulmonary pressure >25 /PVR > 240DYNES/s3c/m3
MODERATE portopulmonary hyp
MPP > 35-45/ PVR >250
Mortality rates associated with liver transplant in moderate ph
> 50%
Severe portal hypertension
map > 50/
Mortality rates associated with liver transplant in severe ph
100%
Pulmonary effect
Pleural effusion hydrothorax
Atelectasis diaphragm displacement ascites
aspiration pneumonia
Poto pulmonary hpt
Hepatopupmonary sx
Pathogenesis of hepatic pulmonary
Due 5o vasod8oatation 5here is increased blood flow with no matched increase in ventilation leading to vq mismatch. HPV is blunted due to blunting of vasoconstriction