ILA formative 6 review Flashcards
1
Q
What causes an increased serum unconjugated (free) bilirubin and increased faecal urobilinogen?
A
Pre-hepatic cause of jaundice
Pre hepatic has both raised.
Hepatocellular causes have increased free bilirubin but decreased faecal urobilinogen.
Post hepatic causes have normal free bilirubin and absent faecal urobilinogen.
2
Q
Which compound is returned to the liver by the enterohepatic circulation?
A
urobilinogen
3
Q
which cell secretes somatostatin
A
D islet cells in the pancreas
