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Liver Flashcards

1
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Functions of liver

A

amino acids -> urea & glucose
stores glycogen from glucose
manu heparin
secrete bile

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2
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[..] broken down to produce bile pigment

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RBC

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3
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2 types of bile

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bilirubin - yellowish- orange
biliverdin [oxidized] - green

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4
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blood supply of liver

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30% hepatic artery
70% portal vein

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5
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venous drain of liver

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hepatic vein

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6
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largest solid organ

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liver

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7
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covering of liver, shield the portal triad

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Glisson’s capsule

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8
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T/F 1.6 kg M , 1.4 kg F liver

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T

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9
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portal triad

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portal vein
hepatic artery
CBD

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10
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liver divisions

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left lobe - med and lat seg
right lobe - ant and pot seg
caudate lobe - smallest lobe

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11
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3 fossae of right lobe of liver

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GB, portahepatic, IVC

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12
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liver ligament that connects posterior liver to diaphragm

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coronary ligament

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13
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liver ligament that attaches liver to anterior abdominal wall
separate R and L sphrenic spaces

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falciform ligament

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14
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liver ligament that connects lesser curvature of stomach to liver

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gastrohepatic ligament

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15
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liver ligament that connects liver to proximal duodenum

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hepatoduodenal ligament

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16
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liver ligament that connects liver to body wall

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triangular ligament

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17
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liver ligament lies within the falciform ligament
“fetal umbilical vein”

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ligamentum teres

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18
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liver spaces

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morrison pouch
subhepatic pouch
subphrenic pouch

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19
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pouch located lateral to R lobe anterior to R kidney

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Morison Pouch

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20
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space located b/w inferior edge of R lobe and ant to R kidney

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subhepatic space

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21
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space located b/w diaphragm and superior border of liver

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subphrenic space

22
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T/F Liver is an intraperitoneal organ

23
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lobe inferior to diaphragm

24
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lobe anterior to R kidney

A

right lobe

25
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liver abdominal location

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right hypochondriac region, midclavicular line

26
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extension of R lobe INFERIOR and ant to lower pole of R kidney

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Reidel’s Lobe

27
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hepatomegaly length

28
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liver sono app

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homogenous moderately echog
smooth parenchyma
blood vessels -anechoic

29
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liver echog in relation to:
kidney
spleen

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> kidney

<spleen

30
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Liver Survey

A

longit
axial

31
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non specific reaction t hepatocyte injury, obesity, alcohol abuse, diabetes, and drugs

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Fatty Disease (diffuse hd)

32
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types of fatty disease

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diffuse fatty liver - entire
focal fatty liver- lobar/segmental
focal fatty sparing - no pattern

33
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hepatomegaly - liver enlargement
causes:
[..]

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  1. vascular congestion - CHD
  2. infection (Hepa)
  3. tumors
34
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uts findings of hepatomegaly

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  1. length of R lobe
  2. rounding of L lobe hepatic edge
  3. liver edge extending to pelvic bone
35
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normal in thin females, extension of R lobe up to iliac crest

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Reidel’s Lobe

36
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Hepa Types

A

A - fecal/oral
B - sexual/blood
C - blood
D - same w/ B
E - water borne/oral
G - blood

37
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UTS finding of acute hepatitis

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“starry sky”

38
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UTS findings of chronic hepatitis

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normal until cirrhosis develops
decrease parenchymal echog
increased echoes in portal triad

39
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end stage liver disease
final common pathway of liver injury

40
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MC Causes of cirrhosis

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alcohol abuse
viral hepatitis B and C

41
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parenchyma and architecture is destroyed irregularly defined

42
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Passive Hepatice congestion is seen in the ff conditions:

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constructive pericarditis
pulmonary HPN
CHF congestive heart failure

43
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UTS Findings: carvernous hemangiomas

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  1. hyper or echo nodular lesions
  2. vascular lesion that does not change size over time
44
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CAUSES of Abscess

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  1. complications from biliary tract infection
  2. sepsis
  3. trauma
45
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UTS Findings Abscess

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  1. thick walled, irreg
  2. hypo then ane [lysis]
  3. air is common
46
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blood from abdominal injuries

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liver hematoma

47
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UTS Findings: liver hematoma

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  1. variable: age and evol of hemat
  2. fresh clots - echog
  3. septations common
48
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Caused by Ca2+ deposits

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hepatic calcifications

49
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CAUSES of hepatic calcifications

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  1. granulomatous disease
  2. cavernous hemangiomas
  3. metastasis
50
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primary sites of liver metastasis
stage IV

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stomach, liver, breast, colon, pancreas

51
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[2] malignant liver lesions

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hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatic metastasis

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