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What is the name of the liver capsule?

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Glisson’s capsule

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What is the “bare” area of the liver?

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Posterior section of the liver against the diaphragm that is “bare” without peritoneal covering

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What is Cantle’s line?

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Line drawn from the gallbladder to a point just to the left of the IVC, which transects the liver into the right and left lobes

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Which ligament goes from the anterior abdominal wall to the liver?

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Falciform ligament

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What does the falciform ligament contain?

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Ligamentum teres (obliterated umbilical vein)

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What is the coronary ligament?

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Peritoneal reflection on top of the liver that “crowns” the liver and attaches it to the diaphragm

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What are the triangular ligaments of the liver?

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Right and left lateral extents of the coronary ligament, which form triangles

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What is the origin of the hepatic arterial supply?

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From the proper hepatic artery off of the celiac trunk

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What is the venous supply to the liver?

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Portal vein, formed from the splenic vein and the SMV

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What is the hepatic venous drainage?

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Via the hepatic veins, which drain into the IVC

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What sources supply O2 to the liver?

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Portal vein: 50%

Hepatic artery: 50%

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From what sources does the liver receive blood?

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Portal vein: 75%

Hepatic artery: 25%

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What is the maximum amount of liver that can be resected while retaining adequate liver function?

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> 80%; if given adequate recovery time, the original mass can be regenerated

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What are the signs and symptoms of liver disease?

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Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, icterus, pruritus (bile salts in skin), blanching spider telangiectasia, gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, caput medusa, dark urine, clay-colored stools, bradycardia, edema, ascites, fever, fetor hepaticus, hemorrhoids, variceal bleeding, anemia, alopecia, liver tenderness, palmar erythema

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Which liver enzymes are made by hepatocytes?

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AST and ALT

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What is the source of alkaline phosphatase?

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Ductal epithelium

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What is Child’s class?

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Classification system that estimates hepatic reserve in patients with hepatic failure and mortality

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What comprises the Child’s classification?

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A BEAP:
Labs: Albumin, Bilirubin
Clinical: Encephalopathy, Ascites, PT

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What does the MELD score stand for?

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Model for End-stage Liver Disease

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What is measured in the MELD score?

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INR, T.Bili, serum creatinine

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What is the most common liver cancer?

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Metastatic disease 20:1 (usually GI source)

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What is the most common primary malignant liver tumor?

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma)

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What is the most common primary benign liver tumor?

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Hemangioma

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What lab tests comprise the workup for liver metastasis?

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LFTs (AST and alkaline phosphatase most useful), CEA for suspected primary colon cancer

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What are the associated imaging studies for liver cancer?

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CT, U/S, A-gram

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What is a right hepatic lobectomy?

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Removal of the right lobe of the liver (all tissue to the right of Cantle’s line)

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What is a left hepatic lobectomy?

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Removal of the left lobe of the liver (all tissue to the left of Cantle’s line)

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What is a right trisegmentectomy?

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Removal of all the liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament

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What are the 3 common types of primary benign liver tumors?

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  1. Hemangioma
  2. Hepatocellular adenoma
  3. Focal nodular hyperplasia
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What are the 4 common types of primary malignant liver tumors?

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  1. Hepatocellular carcinoma
  2. Cholangiocarcinoma
  3. Angiosarcoma
  4. Hepatoblastoma
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What chemical exposures are risk factors for angiosarcoma?

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Vinyl chloride, arsenic, thorotrast contrast

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What is a hepatoma?

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Hepatocellular carcinoma

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What are the other benign liver masses?

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Benign liver cyst, bile duct hamartoma, bile duct adenoma

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What is a liver hamartoma?

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White hard nodule made up of normal liver cells

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What is hepatocellular adenoma?

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A benign liver tumor

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Describe the histology of hepatocellular adenoma.

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Normal hepatocytes without bile ducts

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What are the associated risk factors for hepatocellular adenoma?

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Women (M:F=1:9), OCPs, anabolic steroids, GSD

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What are the signs and symptoms of hepatocellular adenoma?

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RUQ pain/mass, RUQ fullness, bleeding (rare)

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What are the possible complications of hepatocellular adenoma?

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Rupture with bleeding, necrosis, pain, risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

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How is hepatocellular adenoma diagnosed?

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CT, U/S, +/- biopsy

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What is the treatment for a small hepatocellular adenoma (

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Stop OCPs; if no regression, surgical resection

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What is the treatment for a large hepatocellular adenoma (> 5cm)?

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Surgical resection

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43
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What is focal nodular hyperplasia?

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Benign liver tumor

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Describe the histology of FNH.

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Normal hepatocytes and bile ducts

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What are the associated risk factors for FNH?

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Is FNH associated with OCPs?

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Yes, but not as clearly as hepatocellular adenoma

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How is the diagnosis of FNH made?

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Nuclear technetium-99 study, U/S, CT, A-gram, biopsy

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What is the classic CT finding in FNH?

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Liver mass with central scar

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What are the possible complications of FNH?

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Pain (no risk of cancer, hemorrhage rare)

50
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Is there a cancer risk with FNH?

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What is the treatment for FNH?

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If symptomatic, resection or embolization; Otherwise, stop OCPs and follow

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Why does embolization work with FNH?

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FNH tumors are usually fed by only one major artery

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What is hepatic hemangioma?

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Benign vascular tumor of the liver

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What are the signs and symptoms of hepatic hemangioma?

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RUQ pain/mass, bruits

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What are the possible complications of hepatic hemangioma?

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Pain, CHF, coagulopathy, obstructive jaundice, gastric outlet obstruction, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, hemorrhage (rare)

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What is Kasabach-Merritt syndrome?

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Hemangioma, thrombocytopenia and fibrinogenopenia

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How is the diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma made?

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CT w/ IV contrast, tagged RBC scan, MRI, U/S

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Should a biopsy of hepatic hemangioma be performed?

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No (risk of hemorrhage)

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What is the treatment for hepatic hemangioma?

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Observation

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What are the indications for resection of hepatic hemangioma?

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Symptoms, hemorrhage, unclear diagnosis

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What is hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Most common primary malignancy of the liver

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What is the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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80% of all primary malignant liver tumors

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What are the geographic high-risk areas for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Africa and Asia

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What are the associated risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Hepatitis B, cirrhosis, aflatoxin, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, liver fluke, anabolic steroids, polyvinyl chloride, GSD type I

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What percentage of patients with cirrhosis will develop hepatocellular carcinoma?

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What are the signs and symptoms of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Dull RUQ pain, hepatomegaly, abdominal mass, weight loss, paraneoplastic syndromes, signs of portal hypertension, ascites, jaundice, fever, anemia, splenomegaly

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What tests should be ordered for workup of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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U/S, CT, angiography, tumor marker elevation

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What are the tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Elevated AFP

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What is the most common way to get a tissue diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Needle biopsy with CT, U/S or lapascopic guidance

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What is the most common site of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis?

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What is the treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Surgical resection; liver transplant

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What are the treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma if the patient is not a surgical candidate?

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Percutaneous ethanol tumor injection; cryotherapy; intra-arterial chemotherapy

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What are the indications for liver transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Cirrhosis, no resection candidacy, no distant or lymph node metastases, no vascular invasion

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What is the prognosis for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma?

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Almost none survive a year

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What is the prognosis for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma?

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35% at 5 years

76
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Which subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma has the best prognosis?

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Fibrolamellar hepatoma (young adults)

77
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What is a liver abscess?

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Abscess in the liver parenchyma

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What are the types of liver abscess?

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Pyogenic (bacterial), parasitic (amebic), fungal

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What is the most common location of abscess in the liver?

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Right > left lobe

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What are the sources for liver abscesses?

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Direct spread from biliary tract infection, portal spread from GI infection (e.g. appendicitis, diverticulitis), systemic source (e.g bacteremia), liver trauma (e.g. gun shot), cryptogenic

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What are the 2 most common types of liver abscesses?

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Bacterial and amebic

82
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What are the 3 most common bacterial organisms affecting the liver?

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Gram negatives:

  1. E. coli
  2. Klebsiella
  3. Proteus
83
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What are the most common sources/causes of bacterial liver abscess?

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Cholangitis, diverticulitis, liver cancer, liver metastasis

84
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What are the signs and symptoms of a bacterial liver abscess?

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Fever, chills, RUQ pain, leukocytosis, increased LFTs, jaundice, sepsis, weight loss

85
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What is the treat for bacterial liver abscesses?

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IV antibiotics (triple with metronidazole), percutaneous drainage w/ CT or U/S guidance

86
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What are the indications for operative drainage of a bacterial liver abscess?

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Multiple/loculated abscesses or if multiple percutaneous attempts have failed

87
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What is the etiology of amebic liver abscesses?

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Entamoeba histolytica

88
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How does an amebic liver abscess spread?

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Fecal-oral transmission

89
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What are the risk factors for amebic liver abscesses?

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Patients from countries south of the US-Mexico border, institutionalized patients, homosexual men, alcoholics

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What are the signs and symptoms of amebic liver abscesses?

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RUQ pain, fever, lymphadenopathy, diarrhea

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Which lobe is the most common site of amebic liver abscesses?

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Right lobe

92
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What is the classic description of the contents of amebic liver abscesses?

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“Anchovy paste” pus

93
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How is the diagnosis of amebic liver abscess made?

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Lab tests, U/S, CT

94
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What lab tests should be performed in the workup of amebic liver abscess?

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Indirect hemagglutination titers for Entamoeba antibodies, LFTs

95
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What is the treatment of amebic liver abscesses?

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Metronidazole IV

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What are the indications for percutaneous surgical drainage of an amebic liver abscess?

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Refractory to metronidazole, bacterial co-infection, or peritoneal rupture

97
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What are the possible complications of large left lobe amebic liver abscesses?

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Erosion into the pericardial sac

98
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What is a hydatid liver cyst?

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Usually a right lobe cyst filled with Echinoccus granulosus

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What are the risk factors for hydatid liver cysts?

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Travel; exposure to dogs, sheep, cattle

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What are the signs and symptoms of hydatid liver cysts?

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RUQ abdominal pain, jaundice, RUQ mass

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How is the diagnosis of hydatid liver cyst made?

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Indirect hemagglutination antibody test, Casoni skin test, U/S, CT, radiographic imaging

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What are the findings on AXR with a hydatid liver cyst?

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Possible calcified outline of cyst

103
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What are the majors complications of a hydatid liver cyst?

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Erosion into the pleural cavity, pericardial sac, biliary tree; rupture in the peritoneal cavity causing fatal anaphylaxis

104
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What is the risk of surgical removal of hydatid liver cysts?

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Rupture or leakage of cyst contents into the abdomen causing a fatal anaphylactic reaction

105
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When should percutaneous drainage of a hydatid liver cyst be performed?

106
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What is the treatment for a hydatid liver cyst?

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Mebendazole, then surgical resection

107
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What is hemobilia?

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Blood draining via the common bile duct into the duodenum

108
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What is the diagnostic triad of hemobilia?

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  1. RUQ pain
  2. Guaiac positive, upper GI bleeding
  3. Jaundice
109
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What are the causes of hemobilia?

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Trauma with liver laceration, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, tumors

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How is the diagnosis of hemobilia made?

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EGD, A-gram

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What is the treatment for hemobilia?

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A-gram with embolization of the bleeding vessel

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