Liver Diseases

Question 1

What are chemical signs of alcohol induced fatty-liver disease?

Answer 1

Enzymes: AST, ALP, ALT, GGT

Hypoglycaemia: low blood glucose

Thrombocyopenia: low platelets

Question 2

Risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Answer 2

• obesity
• hypertension
• hypertriglyceridemia
• diabetes
• hyperlipidemia

metabolic syndromes

Question 3

Symptoms of severe non-alcoholic/alcoholic fatty liver disease

Answer 3

• fatigue, malaise, hepatomegaly, pain in RUQ, jaundice, accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity (ascities)
• in general non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease is asymptomatic

Question 4

What is the progression of birth non-alcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Answer 4

1. Steatosis (fat deposits in liver)
2. Steatohepatitis (steatosis & inflammation)
3. Fibrossis & Cirrhosis

Question 5

What are chemical signs of non-alcoholic induced fatty-liver disease?

Answer 5

Enzymes: ALT, AST

Question 6

Treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Answer 6

Diet, exercise, medication (treat hyperlipidemia with statins, treat insulin resistance)