LIVER Flashcards
1
Q
What is pre hepatic jaundice?
A
Haemolytic anaemia
2
Q
What is intra hepatic jaundice?
A
Problems with hepatocytes
3
Q
What is post hepatic jaundice?
A
Obstruction of common bile duct
4
Q
What is cholestasis?
A
Decrease in bile flow due to impaired secretion by hepatocytes
5
Q
Where is bilirubin broken down?
A
Spleen
6
Q
What is bilirubin bound to?
A
Albumin
7
Q
Where does the bilirubin become conjugated?
A
Liver
8
Q
What is conjugated bilirubin?
A
Water soluble
9
Q
What is unconjugated bilirubin?
A
Lipid soluble
10
Q
What does bilirubin bind to once in the liver?
A
Glucoronic acid
11
Q
What does bilirubin change to once in the GI tract?
A
Urobilinigen
