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Lecture 14 Flashcards

1
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What are the specific signs of hepatic disease

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Hepatomegaly Microhepatica Icterus Ascites Hepatoencephalopathy

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What are the non-specific signs of hepatic disease

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Depression Weightloss Anorexia Vomiting Abdominal PU/PD

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3
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What can liver failure affect

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Nervous, renal and cutaneous systems

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4
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How is liver disease detectable

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A variety of suggestive clinical signs Blood biochemistry

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5
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What are the consequences of liver failure

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Hyoerbilirubinaemia Cutaneous lesions Vascular/haemodynamic alterations: portal hypertension Hypoalbuminaemia Bleeding tendency/coagulopathy Hepatic encephalopathy Impaired hepatic immune function

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What is bilirubin

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Pigmented waste product of RBC breakdown

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7
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What are bile acids

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Made from cholesterol, responsible for emulsification and absorption of fat Decreased in intestine

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What is phylloerythrin

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Breakdown product of chlorophyll Increase in serum/tissue

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What is hyperbilirubinaemia

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Hepatic injury can cause increased concentration of bilirubin in blood causes jaundice

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10
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What are the 3 main reasons of hyperbilirubinaemia

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Excessive haemolysis - over production of bilirubin from haemoglobin breakdown Severe liver damage - reduced uptake conjunction and secretion of bilirubin by hepatocytes Cholestasis - intrahepatic or extra hepatic cholestasis

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What is bile calculi

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Solid precipitate from supersaturated bile constituents Only a problem if cause obstruction

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12
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What is photosensitisation

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Skin injury/necrosis due to activation of photodynamic pigments by UV high from sun

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What is primary photosensitisation

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Ingest specific toxic plants containing photodynamic pigments

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What is secondary photosensitisation

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Liver damage or cholestasis especially if on green feed

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What is a plant that causes primary photosensitisation

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St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

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What happens with secondary photosensitisation

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Phylloerythrin is produced from chlorophyll in ingested green plants by bacteria in intestines

17
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What is hepatocutaneous syndrome

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Syndrome of chronic liver injury and skin disease Epidermis is affected Crusting, erosions. ulceration

18
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What is portal hypertension

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Elevation in BP in normally low pressure portal vein

19
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What is the cause of portal hypertension

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Increased resistance to portal blood flow

20
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What are the extensive diffuse fibrosis of the liver causes

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Increased resistance to blood flow within the liver - Portal hypertension - Acquired portosystemic shunts Portal hypertension also causes - Ascites

21
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What is hypoalbuminaemia

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  • Reduced albumin synthesis of the liver - Loss of albumin in GIT due to portal hypertension - Can cause generalised oedema - Can cause ascites
22
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What causes bleeding tendency

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  • Impaired synthesis of coagulation factors - Biliary obstruction causes impaired fat absorption - Altered platelet function - Reduced clearance of FDPs, activated clotting factors and plasminogen - Dysfibrinogenaemia
23
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What is coagulopathy secondary to

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Extensive acute hepatic necrosis

24
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Hepatic Encephalopathy: disorders of the CNS

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Abnormal neuromuscular and CNS neurotransmission Due to increased plasma ammonia (HN3) and/or other toxic metabolites Exacerbated by hypoglycaemia that can also occur

25
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Hepatic Encephalopathy: what causes brain - spongy vacuolation of white matter

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From increased plasma NH3

26
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What is the consequence of hepatic immune function

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Shunting of blood due to fibrosis, cirrhosis - Blood bypasses liver parenchyma - Reduced blood filtration by Kupffer cells - Reduced removal of infectious agents, LPS ect - Frequently develop endotoxaemia or systemic infections

27
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Cholestasis, Lantana poisoning cattle

28
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Cholelithiasis

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Cholelithiasos

30
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Icterus/Jaundice

31
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Hepatic biliruben retention

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33
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Cutaneous necrosis

Photosensitisation

34
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Acquired porto-systemic shunting due to portal hypertension

35
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Coagulopathy - epicardial ecchymoses in acute fatal Cestrum poisoning in cow

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