Liver Abnormalities Flashcards
_____ of the liver is incompatible with life (not having one).
Agenesis
Often, with agenesis of the RLL, the _____ lobe is also absent.
caudate
T or F? With agenesis, compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining lobes normally occurs and the LFTs are normal.
True
This position abnormality is when the liver is found in the left hypochondrium.
situs inversus totalis
In congenital diaphragmatic hernias or omphalocele, varying amounts of liver may herniate into the _____ or outside the _____ cavity.
thorax
abdominal
If someone has kidney cysts, they probably have _____ cysts too.
liver
T or F? Kidney cysts are more common than liver cysts.
True
Liver cysts occurrence increases past the age of _____.
80
Benign hepatic cysts are _____ (echogenicity) with well-demarcated _____ (thickness) walls and posterior acoustic enhancement.
anechoic
thin
Is active intervention of cysts recommended in patients without symptoms?
No
Occasionally, the patient may develop pain and fever secondary to cyst hemorrhage or infection. In this case, the cyst may contain internal _____ and _____, a _____ wall, or may appear _____ .
echoes
septations
thickened
solid
T or F? Cyst ablation with alcohol can be performed using U/S guidance.
True
Rather than ablation with alcohol, what is another treatment for cysts?
surgical excision
A hemorrhagic liver cyst will appear as a cyst with _____ _____, accompanied by (2)
internal echoes
acute RUQ pain
decreased hematocrit
If you see cysts in the kidneys, always check the _____ for cysts as well.
liver
The adult form of _____ _____ disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The frequency with liver cysts in association with this disease is high.
polycystic kidney disease
_____ is a term for liver inflammation due to viruses or toxins.
Hepatitis
Hepatitis is _____ when it lasts for less than 6 months.
acute
This kind of hepatitis is more likely to be asymptomatic in younger people. The convalescent stage is 7 to 10 days, with the total illness lasting 2 to 6 weeks.
acute viral hepatitis
If you see a hypoechoic liver parenchyma, hepatomegaly, and hyperechoic PV walls, this is a sign of
acute hepatitis
This hepatitis shows diffuse swelling of the hepatocytes, proliferation of Kupffer cells, and infiltration of the portal areas by lymphocytes and monocytes.
acute hepatitis
More specific symptoms of acute hepatitis are (6)
profound loss of appetite aversion to smoking (in smokers) dark urine yellowing of the eyes jaundice abdominal discomfort
These 2 symptoms of the most common presenting symptoms of acute hepatitis.
jaundice
hepatomegaly
What are the 6 kinds of hepatits?
A B C D E G