icr: jaundice Flashcards
cirhhosis causes
portal hypertension
final product of heme breakdown?
bilirubin
unconjugated bilirubin is water _____
insoluble — has to attach to albumin for transport
conjugation of bilirubin
unconjugated bilirubin is conjugated at the ER by the enzyme uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-GT)
after, bilirubin is water soluble
direct fraction =
conjugated bilirubin
indirect fraction =
u-bilirubin
PBC is more common in ___ and PSC in ___
females; males
pain radiating to the back indicates
pancreatic cancer or chronic pancreatitis
1-2 weeks before viral hepatitis you see
prodrome = anorexia, malaise, nausea, low grade fever, and arthritis
pruritis suggests
obstructive/cholestatic process
bilirubin binds to
elastin –> sclera is high in elastin so this causes scleral icterus
kayser Fleischer rings
copper deposit in lens of eye = wilsons disease
xanthoma
fat deposition = biliary sirrhosis
gynecomastia
chronic liver disease
caput medusa
superficial vein pattern near umbilicus –> portal hypertension