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liver function Flashcards

1
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what holds the liver in place

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ligaments
segments separated by falciform ligament

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2
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portal vein blood supply

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75%

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3
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hepatic artery blood supply

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25%

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4
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hepatoctes

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liver function cells

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5
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Kupfer cells

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liver-specific macrophages

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6
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list the biochemical functions of the liver

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  • excretion/secretion
  • storage
  • metabolism
  • detoxification
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7
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what happens to water sol bilirubin

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conjugated bilirubin
secretated from hepatocyte into bile canaliculi

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8
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glycogenesis

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store glucose as glycogen

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9
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glycogenolysis

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breakdwown of glycogen

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10
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gluconeogensis

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creatoin of glucose from non sugar carbon substrates

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11
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lipid metabolism

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free fatty acids-> acetyl CoA -> trigs, phospholipids, cholesterol

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12
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describe the two mechanisms for detoxification of waste products

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  • binds material irreversibly = inactivated
  • chemically modifies compound to be excreted
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13
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describe jaundice generally

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retention of bilirubin (3-5mg/dL) causing yellowing of skin
- classified based on site of disorder

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14
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prehepatic jaundice

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  • increased amount of bilirbin sent to liver
  • hemolytic anemia (acute/chronic)
  • unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
  • increased urobilinogen in urine
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15
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posthepatic jaundice

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  • biliary obstructive disease
  • bilirubin conjugated but can’t be excreted
  • bile not through intestines = pale poop
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16
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hepatic jaundice

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  • disorder of bilirubin metabolism
  • transport defects
  • hepatocellular injury or destruction
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17
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gilberts syndrome

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  • hepatic jaundice
  • benign recessive
  • defect conjugation system = intermittent unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia
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18
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crigler-Najjar syndrome

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  • hepatic jaundice
  • nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia
  • either absence or defiency of enzyme for conjugation
    –> can’t conjugate bilirubin
19
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Dubin-Johnson syndrome

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  • hepatic jaundice
  • conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
  • ability to remove conjugated bilirubin impacted (can’t remove)
  • delta bilirubin = conjugated and albumin bound
20
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rotor syndrome

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  • hepatic jaundice
  • bilirubin less effectively taken up and removed
  • the movement rotor non functional
  • use of ALP and GGT to differentiate from obstruction
21
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physiologic jaundice

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  • hepatic jaundice
  • common in first week of life
  • deficiency in UDPGT
22
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kernicterus

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physiologic jaundice
unconjugated bilirubin in neonate that can deposite in brain

23
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describe Cirrohis

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  • scar tissue replaces normal tissue
  • blocks flow of blood
  • prevents normal liver function
24
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which type of tumor is more common in liver

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metastatic (vs primary)

25
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most common primary cancer in liver

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hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

26
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reye’s syndrome

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found in children following viral syndrome w/ aspirin
-> increase in AST and ALT

27
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most common mechanism of alcohol related injury to liver

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immune mediated injury to hepatocytes

28
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fatty liver disease

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  • from alcohol
  • mild with slight liver marker elevations: AST, ALT and GGT
29
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alcoholic hepatitis

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  • serum proteins decrease (albumin)
  • increase AST, ALT, GGT, ALP and bilirubin
30
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AST/ALT ratio in alcoholic hepatitis

31
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alcoholic cirrhosis

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  • increase in liver markers
  • decreased albumin
  • need liver biopsy
32
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describe the malloy-evelyn procedure for bilirubin assesment

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  • diazo reagent
  • methanol accelerator
33
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describe the jandrassik- Grof method of bilirubin assesment

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  • more commonly used
  • diazo binds conjugated bilirubin only
  • caffeine-benzoate accelerator gives total bilirubin
34
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what does increased levels of urinary urobilinogen indicate

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hemolytic disease

35
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describe the role of liver enzyme measurment for functionality

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  • differentiates hepatocellular (functional) from obstructive (mechanical)
36
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describe alkaline phosphatase

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  • differentiates heptobiliary disease and osteogenic bone disease
  • high ALP seen in extrahepatic biliary obstruction
37
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describe 5’-nucleotidase

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  • significantly elevated in hepatobiliary disease
  • not ordered often
38
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describe GGT

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  • biliary obstruction measurment
  • most sensitive hepatic enzyme indicator for liver disease
39
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test for assessing synthetic ability of liver

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serum protein

40
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test to measure decreased protein synthesis

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decreasing albumin

41
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what Ig is seen in primary biliary cirrhosis

42
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what Ig is seen in alcoholic cirrhosis

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IgA
- A for alcohol

43
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describe nitrogen metabolism testing

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converts to urea -> ammonia level reflects liver function

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