Liver disease 1 Flashcards
Liver function tests
Bilirubin
Alkaline phosphatase
Alanine transmiase
Gamma GT
Hepatitis is
Inflammation of the liver
Cholestasis
Obstructive bile duct or obstructive small bile duct
Raised alkaline phosphatase
Raised GGT
Liver disease investigations
FBC
INEPR
lipids
Imaging (ultrasound+ Dopplers)
Immunology (autoantibodies, immunoglobulins)
Urology (hep b/c antibodies)
Chemistry
Ferritin
Copper
How many HEPS
A-E
Hep a described
Falcons-oral route
Self limiting in 99%%
Not chronic
IgM= acute hep A
IgG= previous exposure
Vaccine available
HEP B surface antigen level?
Never goes away
if patient has Hep B surface antigen (HBsAg)
Has hepatitis = refer patient
Hep B surface antibody present ?
Immune to Hep B
Hep B core IGM=
Patient has acute Hep b
Hepatitis B core IGG
Patient has been exposed to Hep B
% of people that clear Hep b virus
90
Hep C leads to? How often?
Cirrhosis-> liver cancer
80% of the time
Leeipasvir is?
Tablet taken for. 8 weeks 1 tablet 9% cure rate
Haemochromatosis is causes by
Iron overload
Autosomal recessive
HFE gene
Homozygote gene frequency 1/150
Haemochromatosis diagnosis
Raised Ferrari’s
Difficult to differentiate from alcoholic haemosiderosis
HFE gene
Liver biopsy + hepatic iron estimation
Hepatic iron index high
Primary biliary cholangitis is
Not primary biliary cirrhosis
Middle aged female
Prevelance 1/10000
Itching/tiredness
Cholestatic LFTs
Raised IgM, positive antimitochondrial antibody
Liver biopsy (bile duct damage! Granulomatous cholangitis)
Primary liver cirrhosis can lead to
Liver cirrhosis
Autoimmune hepatitis diagnosis
Raised IgG
Positive antinuclear antibody
Positive smooth muscle antibody
Positive liver -kidney microsomes antibody
Treatment -predisolone! Azathioprine
Primary sclerosis cholangitis
More common in ?
Men than women
Primary sclerosis cholangitis is associated to
75% associated to inflammatory bowel disease
Alpha 1-antitrupsin deficiency
1/2000
Associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency diagnosis
A-1 antitryspin lebel <25%
A-1 antitrypsin phenotype
Liver biopsy- PAS positive globules
Nono alcoholic fatty liver disease
70-100% obese individuals