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Liver Function Flashcards

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1
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What is the function of the hepatic artery?

A

Aortic branch which provides oxygen to the liver.

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What is the function of the portal vein?

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Blood supply from the GI tract; transports absorbed materials.

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Hepatocytes within the liver include what two types of cells?

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Kupffer Cells and Sinusoids.

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What is the function of Kupffer cells?

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Phagocytosis of RBC’s.

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5
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Hepatocytes make up ___ of the liver’s mass.

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80%.

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What is the function of microvilli within hepatocytes?

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Works in conjunction with sinusoid space; passes absorbed materials across the cell membrane.

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What is the function of the smooth ER within hepatocytes?

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Bilirubin conjugation; drug detoxification; cholesterol synthesis.

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What is the function of the rough ER within hepatocytes?

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Ribosome synthesis (protein production) which provide albumin, coagulation factors, and enzymes.

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9
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What is the function of the bile capillary within hepatocytes?

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Excretes bile and waste products; acts as an outlet system.

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10
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The liver processes dietary and endogenous ___ for energy.

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Carbohydrates.

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11
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How is carbohydrate metabolism effected by liver disease?

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(1) Hypoglycemia
(2) Diminished tolerance to the administration of glucose, galactose, fructose, or lactose.
(3) Decreased glycogen stores.

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What is one of the most important functions of the liver?

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Bile synthesis.

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What is the function of bile?

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Lipid absorption and digestion.

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Where is bile stored?

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Within the gallbladder.

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15
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Fatty liver conditions are from the accumulation of ___.

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plasma free fatty acids and lipoproteins; triglyceride accumulation.

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How does the liver change in moderate severity of fatty liver (liver fibrosis)?

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Scar tissue begins to form; recovery is possible, but scar tissue remains.

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17
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How do laboratory results change with someone who may have fatty liver?

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Mild elevation of AST and ALT.

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18
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Severe or chronic hepatic diseases cause a decrease in what plasma proteins?

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Albumin, fibrinogen, transferrin, and coagulation proteins.

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Measurement of enzymes that are released after an injury are able to help differentiate between what two conditions?

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Hepatocellular from obstructive disease.

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20
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What are the 5 most commonly measured enzymes for the liver?

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AST, ALT, LDH, ALP, GGT.

21
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How does the liver handle xenobiotics (nonmetabolic products)?

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Converts to more soluble, less toxic compounds; toxic compounds are absorbed from the intestinal tract.

22
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How do we get ammonia in the blood?

A

From the urea cycle; amino acid deamination.

23
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If there is an increase in ammonia levels, how would this effect the body?

A

Highly toxic; may increase pH in the blood.

24
Q

Which immunoglobulin is secreted by the liver?

A

IgA.

25
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Where is free bilirubin converted into conjugated bilirubin?

A

Within hepatocytes.

26
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RBCs are broken down within phagocytes where they are converted to ___, ___, and then ___.

A

heme; biliverdin; bilirubin.

27
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Within the hepatocyte, bilirubin is conjugated to ___.

A

bilirubin diglucuronide.

28
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What are other terms which all mean conjugated bilirubin?

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(1) Water soluble bilirubin
(2) Direct bilirubin
(3) Bilirubin diglucuronide

29
Q

Within the small intestine bacteria converts bilirubin to ___, then oxidized to ___.

A

urobilinogen; urobilins.

30
Q

Once bilirubin is oxidized to urobilins, how does the body get rid of it?

A

Excreted into the feces or can enter circulation to be removed by the kidney (urine).

31
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How is total bilirubin calculated?

A

Unconjugated + Conjugated Indirect + Direct.

32
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What is delta bilirubin?

A

Covalently bound monoconjugated bilirubin + albumin.

33
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What occurs when we have a large amount of bilirubin being produced, and the liver conjugates it all?

A

It can overflow into the urine because conjugated bilirubin is soluble and can be released into the circulatory system.

34
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Reference range of bilirubin.

A

<1.0 mg/dL

35
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Predicted value of bilirubin for someone with jaundice.

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2 - 3 mg/dL.

36
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Predicted value of bilirubin for someone with kernicterus (bilirubin deposits in the CNS).

A

15 - 20 mg/dL.

37
Q

___ excess is similar to jaundice in hyperbilirubinemia.

A

Vitamin A.

38
Q

In a patient with pre-hepatic jaundice, what is the predicted laboratory results for the following tests:

(1) Bilirubin: Total & Conjugated
(2) Fecal urobilinogen
(3) Urine urobilinogen

A

(1) Bilirubin: Total & Conjugated - increased
(2) Fecal urobilinogen - increased
(3) Urine urobilinogen - normal to increased

39
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What likely condition causes an increase in unconjugated bilirubin and negative conjugated bilirubin?

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Gilbert’s disease; an issue with bilirubin uptake amongst hepatocytes.

40
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What condition would likely cause an increase to conjugated bilirubin and a decrease to unconjugated bilirubin?

A

Crigler-Najjar syndrome; the absence or defect to the enzyme that is responsible for the conjugation of bilirubin.

41
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Describe hepatic regurgitation jaundice.

A

Conjugated bilirubin leaks out of the cells leading to conjugated bilirubin spilling into the urine.

42
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A patient with the following symptoms: 
- AST and ALT >10x
- Decreased albumin
- Increased globulins
- Increased conjugated bilirubin
- Increased urine direct bilirubin
What is the likely condition?
A

Hepatic regurgitation jaundice.

43
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Describe post-hepatic impairment.

A

Conjugated bilirubin cannot reach the large intestine via bile causing a regurgitation into blood of conjugated bilirubin; excreted through the urine.

44
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Post-hepatic conditions would cause a(n) ___ to total and conjugated urine bilirubin; ___ result for fecal and urine urobilinogen; ___ ALP value; ___ to ___ fecal color.

A

Increase; negative; pale; clay.

45
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What causes newborn jaundice & kernicterus in newborns?

A

Immaturity of the hepatic system for uptake, conjugation and excretion of bilirubin.

46
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Kernicterus causes the albumin binding capacity to exceed ___ mg/dL.

A

15-20.

47
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Define cirrhosis.

A

Loss of normal microscopic architecture of the liver with resulting fibrosis (histological changes).

48
Q

What are the expected lab results for a patient with cirrhosis?

  • AST & ALT
  • GGT
  • Albumin
A
  • AST & ALT increased
  • GGT increased
  • Albumin decreased

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