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Liver Flashcards

1
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Ductus venous connects

A

Portal vein and inferior vena cava

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2
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Aka hilum of liver

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Porta hepatis

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3
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The hepatoduodenal ligament contains?

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Portal triad

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4
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Occlusion of hepatoduodenal ligament (technique)

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Pringle maneuver

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5
Q

Only clotting factor not found in the liver

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Factor VIII

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6
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Caudate lobe is drained by te

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IVC

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7
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Assessment of hepatic reserve

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Child Turcotte Pugh Score

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8
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Parameters in child pugh score

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Nutrional status, ascites, enceph, bilirubin, albumin, PT

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9
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Normal portal pressure

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5-10 mmHg

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10
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pressure necessary for varices to form and bleed

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> 12

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11
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Medical prevention of varices

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Beta blockers

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12
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Preferred agent for pharmacologic therapy of varices

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Octreotide

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13
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When is TIPS ised

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Esophageal varices- child B and C (A- surgical shunt)

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14
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Congestive hepatopathy characterized by obstruction to hepatic venous flow

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Budd chiari syndrome

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15
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Aka ecks fistula

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End to side portacaval anastamosis

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16
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Aka warren shunt

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Distal splenorenal shunt

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17
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Dx and TX for budd chiari

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Hepatic venography; systemic anti coagulation

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18
Q

Most common symptom and indication for resection

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Hemangioma

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19
Q

Mgmt for hemangioma

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Enucleation or resection

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20
Q

Clearest risk factors for adenoma

A

Oral contraceptive use

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21
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Mgmt for adenoma

A

Resectiont

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22
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Mgmt for nodular hyperplasia mgmt

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Symptomatic:resect; asynp: observe

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23
Q

Most common malignant liver tumor

A

Metastatic

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24
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Aka klatskin tumor

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Extrahepatic proximal(hilar) cholangiocarcinoma

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25
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Mgmt for cholangiocarcinoma

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Resection- gold standard’

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26
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Roux en y hepaticojejunostomy is usually for

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Cholangiocarcinoma

27
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Cystic artery is a branch of

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Right hepatic artery

28
Q

Gallbladder lacks what layers

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Mucosa and submucosa

29
Q

direct communication between liver and GB

A

Duct of Luschka

30
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Stone size that may carry a risk for GB CA

31
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Brown pigment stones are usually due to

A

Cholangitis

32
Q

Most common choledochal cyst

33
Q

Abdominal pain, jaundice, mass

A

Choledochal culust

34
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Caroli’s disease

A

Type 5 choledochal cyst

35
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Management for sclerosing cholangtis

A

Liver transplant

36
Q

Size of gallbladder polyp with malignant potential

37
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Most common gallbladder carcinoma

A

Adenocarcinoma

38
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Klatskin tumor

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Perihilar cholangiocarxcinoma

39
Q

Most important factor determining resectability of bile duct carcinoma

A

Proximal extent (klatskin tumor)

40
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Main pancreatic duct

41
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Accessory duct

42
Q

Most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas

A

Pancreas divisum

43
Q

Tx for pancreas divisun

A

Sphincterotomy(enlarge duct of santorini)

44
Q

Tx for annular pancreas

A

Duodenoduoenostomy - bypass(proximal small intestinal obstruction)

45
Q

Most important and largest blood supply of pancreas

A

Splenic artery

46
Q

Most common cause of death of acute pancreatitis

47
Q

Cut off sign and reverse 3 or inverted 3 sign

A

Acute pancreatitis

48
Q

Diagnostic gold standard for acute pancreatitis

A

Abdominal Ct scan

49
Q

50% mortality with ranson score of

50
Q

Puestow Gillesby procedure

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Chronic pancreatitis (roun en y pancreaticojejunostomy)

51
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Generally a helpful imaging technique for the pancreas

52
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Resectability of liver

A

Liver end playe

53
Q

Pancreas is inresectable if what is involved

54
Q

Rule of 6

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Pseudocyst of pancreas: >6cm >6 weeks: drain!

55
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Pancreatic tumors etiology

56
Q

Most common pancreatic tumor

A

Adenocarcinoma

57
Q

Only definitive and potentially curative tx of periampullary carcinoma

A

Whipple’a surgery

58
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Whippled triad

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Symptomatic fastinf hypoglycemia, serum glucose <50, relief of symptoms with glucose administration

59
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Mgmt for insulinoma

A

Simple enucleation

60
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Tx for VIPoma

A

Debulking as palliative tx

61
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Mgmt for glucagonoma

62
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Whipples triad is performed on insulinoma only if

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It is close to the main pancreatic duct

63
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The quadrate and caudate lobes are functionally part of wc side of the liver

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