Hepatology Flashcards

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What are the functions of the liver

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PUSHDoG
Protein Synthesis
Urea Production (bile) 
Storage (ADEK, B12, Minerals) 
Hormone synthesis
Detoxification
Glucose and fat metabolism
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ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

what is the stepwise progression?

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Fatty Liver (Steotosis)
Hepatitis (Inflammation)
Cirrhosis (scarred - irreversible)

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Signs of Liver Disease?

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Caput Medusa (engorged epigastric superficial veins)
Hepatomegaly
Asterixis 
Ascites
Palmar erythema
Spider Naevi (increased oestrogen) 

Gynaecomastia (increased oestrogen)
Bruising (decreased clotting factors)
Jaundice

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What is the Child Pugh Score and what are the 5 measurements?

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Used assess the prognosis of chronic liver disease

1) Encephalopathy
2) Ascites
3) Bilirubin
4) Albumin
5) Prothrombin time prolonged by

Can get either 1,2,3 for each measurement

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The AST/ALT ratio can be used to determine the likely cause of LFT derangement

What can the ratio tell us?

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ALT > AST is associated with chronic liver disease

AST > ALT is associated with cirrhosis and acute alcoholic hepatitis

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Common causes of chronic hepatocellular injury include:

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Alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Chronic infection (Hepatitis B or C)
Primary biliary cirrhosis

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Less common causes of chronic hepatocellular injury include:

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Wilson’s disease
Haemochromatosis

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Causes of an isolated rise in bilirubin include:

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Gilbert’s syndrome: the most common cause.

Haemolysis

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Causes of an isolated rise in ALP include:

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Bony metastases or primary bone tumours (e.g. sarcoma)
Vitamin D deficiency
Recent bone fractures
Renal osteodystrophy

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The combination of the colour of urine and stools can give an indication as to the cause of jaundice:

What are they?

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Normal urine + normal stools = pre-hepatic cause

Dark urine + normal stools = hepatic cause

Dark urine + pale stools = post-hepatic cause (obstructive)

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Causes of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia include:

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Haemolysis (e.g. haemolytic anaemia)
Impaired hepatic uptake (e.g. drugs, congestive cardiac failure)
Impaired conjugation (e.g. Gilbert’s syndrome)

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Causes of conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia include:

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Hepatocellular injury

Cholestasis

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ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

Signs shown on blood investigations?

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FBC - increased MCV

LFT - increased ALT, AST and particularly gGT
AST/ALT ratio >2

Decreased Albumin
Increased Bilirubin
Increased Prothrombin time

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ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

Acute Management?

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Steroids 
Vitamin Replenishment (Thiamine)
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Gold standard Imaging for diagnosing cirrhosis?

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Liver biopsy

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Signs of Alcohol withdrawal after:

6-12hrs?
12-24hrs?
24-48hrs?
72hrs?

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6-12hrs - sweating, anxiety, tremor
12-24hrs- hallucinations
24-48hrs- seizures
72hrs- delirium tremens

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Treatment of alcohol withdrawal?

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Chlordiazepoxide

IV Pabrinex

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Wernickes Encephalopathy triad?

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Opthalmaparesis + Nystagmus
Confusion
Ataxia

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Korsakoffs syndrome triad?

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Psychosis
Confabulation
Amnesia (anterograde/ retrograde)

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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

Signs?

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Coagulopathy INR >1.5

Hepatic encephalopathy

Transaminitis (deranged LFTs) + Hyperbilirubinaemia

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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

Main causes in europe and worldwide?

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Europe - drug induced

Worldwide - Viral (Hep A,B,E)

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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

first line imaging?

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Ultrasound

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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

What does hyperammonaemia increase the risk of?

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Cerebral Oedema

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What is difference between ALF and ALI?

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ALI has no hepatic encephalopathy

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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE Who should receive emergency liver transplant?
Primary causes of ALF only
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ACUTE LIVER FAILURE What features should be investigated for?
Features of chronic liver disease as it could be first presentation of decompensated cirrhosis
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How is HE tested?
normally clinical, however arterial ammonia and EEG can be completed
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Treatment of HE?
1st - Lactulose (excretion of ammonia) + Rifaximin (reduce no of bacteria in gut producing ammonia)
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What is normal ICP?
7-15mmHg
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Ascites Treatment?
``` Aldosterone antagonists and loop diuretics Reduce salt intake Drain if tense (paracentesis) Prophylactic Abx (ciprofloxacin or norfloxacin) ```
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What prophylactic Abx can be given for Ascites?
Ciprofloxacin/ Norfloxacin
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Treatment of raised ICP?
Head elevation to 30 degrees MANNITOL and Hypertonic SALINE Removal of CSF
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Features of raised ICP?
``` Headache. Blurred vision. Confusion. High blood pressure. Shallow breathing. Vomiting. Changes in your behaviour. Weakness or problems with moving or talking. ```
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What is Cushings Reflex?
The Cushing reflex is a physiological nervous system response to acute elevations of intracranial pressure (ICP)
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What is Cushings Triad?
Bradycardia Widening pulse pressure (Increasing systolic and decreasing diastolic) Irregular breathing
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How does Fibrosis cause portal hypertension?
Fibrosis causes increased resistance in vessels leading into the liver = portal hypertension (portal vein)
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Most common causes of liver cirrhosis?
ALD NAFLD Hep B Hep C
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Markers of synthetic function of the liver?
* Prothrombin time * Albumin Bilirubin blood glucose
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What should be measured every 6 months for people with liver cirrhosis?
Alpha fetoprotein tumour marker for Hepatocellular carcinoma + ULTRASOUND!
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First line investigation in NAFLD/ Cirrhosis
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (blood test)
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What does enhanced liver fibrosis blood test involve?
Measures 3 direct biomarkers of fibrosis 1) HA 2) PIIINP 3) TIMP and then combines them to produce a result
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What are the possible results from ELF test?
<7.7 mild/ no fibrosis > 7.7 -9.8 = moderate fibrosis >9.9 = severe fibrosis
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What may be found on US in a cirrhotic liver?
1) Nodules 2) Corkscrew appearance to arteries due to increased blood flow 3) Enlarged portal vein with reduced flow 4) Ascites 5) splenomegaly
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what is transient elastography?
Fibroscan - measures stiffness of the liver
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who should be screened for using Fibroscan?
people with hepatitis C virus infection men who drink over 50 units of alcohol per week and women who drink over 35 units of alcohol per week and have done so for several months people diagnosed with alcohol-related liver disease
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What should be carried out for patients with a new diagnosis of cirrhosis
upper endoscopy to check for varices
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How should a cirrhotic patient change their diet
Low sodium high protein meals every 2/3 hours - high calorie
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What is MELD score?
Uses a combination of a patient's bilirubin, creatinine, and (INR) to predict survival in patients with cirrhosis
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Treatment of stable varices?
Beta blockers (propanolol) endoscopic variceal band ligation performed at two-weekly intervals until all varices have been eradicated. for medium to large varices
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What is given alongside endoscopic variceal band ligation?
Proton pump inhibitor cover is given to prevent EVL-induced ulceration
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What is the treatment of a bleeding variceal
1) Vasopressin analogues (Terlipressin) 2) Correct clotting (Vit K and FFP) 3) Prophylactic Abx (Quinolones - ciprofloxacin) 4) ENDOSCOPY - elastic band ligation or previously sclerotherapy
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Last line treatment of variceal haemorrhage
TIPS - make connection between hepatic and portal vein to relieve pressure on portal system
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Complication of TIPS?
Exacerbation of hepatic encephalopathy
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Likely causative organisms for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and the treatment?
E.coli Klebsiella IV Cefotaxime
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What is Hepatorenal syndrome and how is it caused?
1) Portal hypertension causing dilation of portal vessels and blood pooling 2) This causes hypotension in kidneys which activates RAAS 3) Vasoconstriction due to RAAS and low circulatory volume results in lack of blood to kidneys 4) lack of blood to kidneys results in rapidly deteriorating kidney function
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Common associations with NAFLD?
OBESITY type 2 diabetes Sudden weight loss/ starvation
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Stepwise development of NAFLD?
1) Steatosis 2) Steatohepatitis (NASH) 3) Fibrosis 4) Cirrhosis
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Features of NAFLD?
usually asymptomatic hepatomegaly ALT is typically greater than AST increased echogenicity on ultrasound
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Investigations of NAFLD?
1st - ELF test 2nd - NAFLD fibrosis score 3rd - Fibroscan
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What will NAFLD with advanced fibrosis be recommended
Liver biopsy to stage disease
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What is PBC?
Primary Biliary Cholangitis which is the autoimmune inflammation of small bile ducts
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Which ducts are inflamed in PBC?
Intralobular ducts / Canals of Hering
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Clinical features of PBC
PRURITIS FATIGUE ``` Jaundice - pale stools Hyperpigmentation RUQ pain (10%) Clubbing / Hepatosplenomegaly XANTHOMA/ XANTHELASMA (increased cholesterol) ```
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What do PBC patients have a high risk of
HCC - 20 fold increase in risk
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Treatment of Pruritis?
Cholestyramine
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What age and gender is typical of PBC
middle aged females
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Diagnostic investigations of PBC?
1) Anti - mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) found in 98% of patients 2) Increased serum IgM / ESR 3) Liver biopsy to stage
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Management of PBC?
Ursodeoxycholic acid Replenish Fat soluble vitamins
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What is involved in ongoing research for treatment of NAFLD?
gastric banding and insulin-sensitising drugs (e.g. metformin, pioglitazone)
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process of cirrhosis to varices?
cirrhosis → portal hypertension → ascites, variceal haemorrhage
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when should liver transplant in PBC be considered
If bilirubin over 100
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how do bile acids, cholesterol and bilirubin end up in the blood
They are normally excreted via bile ducts into intestines. Obstruction to this outflow means chemicals build up in the blood
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What symptoms/signs do bile acids, cholesterol and bilirubin cause
Bile acids - itching Cholesterol - Xanthoma, Xanthelasma, CV disease Bilirubin - jaundice
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How do you get Steatorrhoea from biliary obstruction
less bile acids in gut so more fat malabsorption
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How do you get pale stools from biliary obstruction
Less bilirubin reached the gut which darkens stools
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS What is it?
when intra and extra hepatic ducts become strictured and fibrotic
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Risk factors?
Ulcerative colitis (70 of PSC pts have both) male aged 30-40
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Likely autoantibodies?
pANCA (94%) ANA (70%) aCL (63%)
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Presentation?
``` Jaundice RUQ pain Pruritis Fatigue Hepatomegaly ```
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Associations?
``` Cholangiocarcinoma (20%) Colorectal cancer Acute bacterial cholangitis Bone disease Vit ADEK deficiencies ```
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS LFT picture?
Cholestatic ^^ALP ^ Bilirubin ^ ALT and AST if hepatitis
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Diagnosis?
MRCP shows biliary stricturing MRI bile ducts, liber, pancreas
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS Management?
Liver transplant ERCP to stent and dilate strictures
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS treatment of pruritis? What can slow progression of the disease?
Cholestyramine Ursodeoxycholic acid
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PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS What should be monitored for?
Cirrhosis and associated cancers (CCA)
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what is charcots triad?
Fever Jaundice RUQ pain
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What LFTs show hepatic/ cholestatic picture?
Hepatic = ^^ AST/ALT Cholestatic = ^^ ALP/gGT
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What does ERCP increase the risk of
Pancreatitis and Cholangitis
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What is the tumour marker of CCA?
Ca 19.9
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How are cholangiocarcinomas diagnosed?
Gold standard is ERCP
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Who typically gets autoimmune hepatitis type 1
Female menopause age characterised by fatigue and liver features
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Autoantibodies found in Type 1 autoimmune hepatitis?
Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) Anti-smooth muscle antibodies (anti-actin) Anti-soluble liver antigen (anti-SLA/LP)
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Autoantibodies found in Type 2 autoimmune hepatitis?
Anti-liver kidney microsomes-1 (anti-LKM1) | Anti-liver cytosol antigen type 1 (anti-LC1)
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Diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis?
Liver biopsy
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Who typically gets autoimmune hepatitis type 2
patients in their teenage or early twenties present with acute hepatitis with high transaminases and jaundice.
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Most common types of primary liver cancer?
HCC (80%) CCA (20%)
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Risk factors of: HCC?
Hepatitis B Alcohol NAFLD Cirrhosis!!!!
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Risk factors of: CCA?
PSC
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Symptoms of liver cancer
Non specific liver signs + weight loss + Anorexia CCA -possible jaundice
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Tumour markers for: HCC CCA
HCC - alpha fetoprotein CCA - Tumour marker Ca 19.9
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how are HCC and CCA diagnosed
HCC - CT/MRI CCA - ERCP
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Treatment of liver cancer?
Extremely poor prognosis, possible surgical resection/ ablation Sorafenib - multi kinase inhibitors
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Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis
Prednisolone + Azathioprine
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Symptoms of biliary colic?
Abrupt RUQ pain after eating + Nausea/ vomiting
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Who is typical patient of biliary colic
Fat fair fertile females in forties
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Acute Cholecystitis symptoms?
Persistent RUQ pain that radiates to back/shoulder pyrexia/ fever Murphys sign!
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Why does biliary colic happen?
occur due to ↑ cholesterol, ↓ bile salts and biliary stasis the pain occurs due to the gallbladder contracting against a stone lodged in the cystic duct
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Investigations and treatment of biliary colic?
Ultrasound Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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How may jaundice occur after cholecysectomy
Gall stones in common bile duct in 15% therefore would present with obstructive jaundice
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Notable risk factors of biliary colic?
Crohns Diabetes COCP rapid weight loss (weight reduction surgery)
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what does Acute Cholecystitis occur secondary to
Gallstones in 90% of cases
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How would LFTs show in Acute Cholecystitis
Usually Normal
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Signs of Acute Cholecystitis
RUQ pain (radiate to right shoulder) fever N/V Murphys Sign
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Acute Cholecystitis investigation choice?
Ultrasound 1st line cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) if dx still unsure
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Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis?
IV Abx and Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy within 1 week
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What is ascending cholangitis
bacterial infection (typically E. coli) of the biliary tree. The most common predisposing factor is gallstones.
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Ascending Cholangitis management?
intravenous antibiotics endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) after 24-48 hours to relieve any obstruction
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Ascending Cholangitis Features?
Charcot's Triad Fever 90% RUQ pain 70% Jaundice 60% AND Hypotension Confusion (the additional 2 factors in addition to the 3 above make Reynolds' pentad)
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What is Reynolds Pentad
Fever RUQ pain Jaundice HYPOTENSION CONFUSION Diagnosis of Septic Ascending Cholangitis
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What is Courvoisier sign
Palpable mass in RUQ
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS What is it?
Autosomal recessive iron storage disorder resulting in widespread iron deposits in tissues
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS what gene is affected?
HFE protein on chromosome 6
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS at what age does it typically present
After 40 and later in females due to menstruation
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS Symptomatic presentation?
Cognitive problems (memory/ mood) Hair loss ED Fatigue joint pain bronze discolouration
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS How is it diagnosed?
1) Transferrin saturation and Serum Ferritin | 2) genetic testing
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS How did it used to be diagnosed
Used to be diagnosed using Perls Stain + liver biopsy
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS potential complications (by organ)
Pancreas - T1DM Liver - Cirrhosis (can lead to HCC) Pituitary/ Gonads (hypotrophic hypogonadism/ infertility) Heart - Cardiomyopathy Hypothyroid Joints - Chondrocalcinosis (pseudogout)
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HAEMOCHROMATOSIS how is it managed?
Venesection (weekly blood removal) 2nd - Desferrioxamine
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WILSON'S DISEASE What is it?
Autosomal recessive condition causing excess copper deposits in tissues
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WILSON'S DISEASE Defective gene?
ATP7B geen on chromosome 13
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WILSON'S DISEASE Features?
HEPATIC (40%) - chronic hepatitis - cirrhosis NEUROLOGICAL (50%) - spectrum of subtle to dysarthria PSYCHIATRIC (10%) - depression / psychosis KAYSER - FLEISCHER RINGS ASTERIXIS
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What are Kayser- Fleischer Rings?
green/brown ring in Descemets Corneal Membrane due to copper deposits
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What happens if copper deposits get into basal ganglia?
Parkinsonism (symmetrical unlike parkinsons)
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WILSON'S DISEASE Diagnosis?
Decrease in serum Caeruloplasmin / total body copper Increase in 24hr urinary copper excretion
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How to assess for Kayser Fleischer rings?
Slit lamp exam
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WILSON'S DISEASE Management?
Copper Chelation 1) Penicillamine 2) Trientine
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What is A1AT?
Alpha 1 antitrypsin is a protease inhibitor - inhibiting neutrophil elastase which breaks down tissue - therefore a deficiency results in tissue breakdown
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What happens as a result of Neutrophil elastase levels being high?
Lung - emphysema, COPD, bronchiectasis Liver - cirrhosis
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What is the defective chromosome in A1AT deficiency?
Chromosome 14
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Diagnosis of A1AT deficiency?
low serum A1AT liver biopsy CT thorax and spirometry for emphysema and COPD
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Management of A1AT deficiency?
- Smoking cessation - Symptomatic (COPD e.g. bronchodilators) - End stage liver transplant - Monitor for hepatocellular carcinoma
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Name of RNA in Hepatitis A? route of transmission?
RNA Picornavirus Faeco-oral
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Is there a vaccine for Hep A?
Yes - for high risk such as MSM, travellers of prevalent countries
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Features of Hep A?
``` Flu like prodrome RUQ pain tender hepatomegaly Jaundice , N+V Cholestatic LFTs ```
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Management of Hep A -
resolves in 1-3 months + Analgesia
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HEPATITIS B Route of transmission?
Infected bodily fluids + vertical transmission from mother to baby
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HEPATITIS B name of virus?
DNA Hepadnavirus
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HEPATITIS B Is there a vaccine?
Immunised at 2,3,4 months old + booster for high risk groups e.g healthcare
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HEPATITIS B Signs?
Fever Jaundice Elevated transaminases (AST/ALT)
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HEPATITIS B What % are likely to be chronic infection carriers?
10%
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HEPATITIS B What viral marker implies active infection?
HbsAg surface antigen
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HEPATITIS B What viral marker implies highly infective?
E antigen HbeAg is a marker of viral replication (acute phase)
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HEPATITIS B How to test for past / current infection?
HbcAb (antibody)
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HEPATITIS B | What does it mean if HbeAg negative but HbeAb positive?
Virus stopped replicating (out of acute phase)
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HEPATITIS B HbcAb can be measured using IgM and IgG what does IgM HbcAb imply? What does IgG imply?
IgM is acute phase so virus active IgG HbcAb implies past infection of HbsAg is -ve.
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HEPATITIS B Management?
Antivirals - Pegylated interferon alpha testing for liver cirrhosis / HCC
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What is name of Hepatitis C virus and is there a vaccine How is it normally transmitted
RNA flavivirus and no vaccine Infected blood
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What percentage of Hep C patients become chronic f
75%
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What % of Hep C patients are symptomatic and what are the symptoms
30% get: transient rise in aminotransferases + jaundice Fatigue Arthralgia
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Management of Hep C?
Direct acting antivirals based on viral genotype Usually combination of Sofasbuvir + Daclatasvir/ Simeprevir (PROTEASE INHIBITORS) successful in 90% of cases
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How is Hep C screened?
Hep C Antibodies Hep C RNA testing confirms diagnosis and calculates viral load
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What is Hepatitis D? How is it transmitted?
Single stranded RNA only survives if also infected with Hep B - attaches to Hep B surface antigen Bodily fluids similarly to Hep B
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Hep E virus and route of transmission?
RNA hepevirus Faeco-oral
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Hep E normally clears with no treatment after a month but when is it dangerous?
Pregnancy (20% mortality)
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What is the risk if someone has Hep B and D superinfection
Fulminant hepatitis, cirrhosis
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What can be found on blood test in pernicious anaemia?
antibodies to intrinsic factor +/- gastric parietal cells Macrocytic anaemia
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What cancer is there an increased risk of in pernicious anaemia tx of pernicious anaemia?
gastric cancer IM B12 replacement (hydroxocobalamin)
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What are Sister Mary joseph nodes?
Periumbilical lymphadenopathy
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Where is Virchows Node?
Left supraclavicular
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Potential signs on examination in Cholangiocarcinoma?
A palpable mass in the right upper quadrant (Courvoisier sign), periumbilical lymphadenopathy (Sister Mary Joseph nodes) left supraclavicular adenopathy (Virchow node)
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Budd-Chiari Syndrome (Hepatic Vein Thrombosis) Features? Ix of choice?
Triad of: 1) sudden onset abdominal pain 2) Ascites 3) tender hepatomegaly Ultrasound with Doppler flow studies