Liver billiary and pancreas Flashcards
which to hepatides can cause cirrhosis
B and C
what bilirubin conc causes jaundice
> 50 uM/L
what is kernicterus
brain damage due to neonatal jaundice
prehepatic jaundice
pale urine pale stools
hepatocellular jaundice
variable urine and stools
obstructive jaundice
dark urine dark stools
significantly raised ALP
obstructive jaundice
hep a
faecal oral
developing world
immunisation possible
no treatment needed, most recover
hep B
blood sex vertical immunisation possible cancer usually no treatment needed if acute chronic- antiviral/interferon
hep c
blood borne
no immunisation
rarely causes symptoms
screening of at risk people
hep e
similar to A
may be severe in pregnancy
hep d
worsens prognosis of B
what are the common causes of pancreatitis
alcohol gallstones trauma medication infection tumour high calcium level
what blood tests would suggest acute pancreatitis
raised amylase and lipase
also: imaging
what could oily, smelly stool indicate
pancreatic disease