Liver Function Tests Flashcards

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Give me 4 excretory function tests for LFT

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  1. Test for urobilinogen and other bilirubin pigments
  2. Icterus Index
  3. Dye Excretion Tests (BSP, ICG)
  4. Serum Bilirubin
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ENUMERATE METABOLIC FUNCTION TESTS

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  1. Carbohydrate Metabolism
  2. Galactose tolerance test
  3. OGTT
  4. Protein Metabolism
  5. TP, A/G ratio
  6. cephalin cholesterol floccculation test
  7. Thymol Turbidity Test
  8. HIppuric acid test
  9. Lipid Metabolism
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Parenchymal Liver Markers (6)

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ALT, AST, AST/ALT (De Ritis Ratio) - LDH, ICC (isocitrate dehydrogenase), OCT (ornithine carbamolytransferase).

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Indicators of hepatobiliary disorders- NON- parenchymal markers (4)

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ALP, GGT, 5’ Nuleotidase, LAP

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5
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Typical lab findings in acute hepatitis of various causes (5)

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  1. Viral
  2. Alcoholic
  3. Ischemic/Toxic
  4. Drug-induced (iatrogenic)
  5. Autoimmune
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6
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PEAK AST and ALT

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Ischemic/Toxic

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7
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Less than 1 AST/ALT Ratio

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Viral, Drug-induced, and Autoimmune

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GREATER than 1 AST/ALT ratio
- HIgher AST than ALT

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Alcoholic and Ischemic or Toxic

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9
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Longest duration among the acute hepatitis causes

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Autoimmune

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10
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PEAK ALP less than 3 URL

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Viral and alcoholic

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11
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PEAK ALP LESS THAN 1.5 URL

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Ischemic or toxic

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12
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PEAK ALP GREATER THAN 3 URL

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Drug-induced abd autoimmune

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13
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8 TESTS FOR BILIRUBIN

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  1. Evelyn- Malloy
  2. Jendrassik and grof
  3. Anino,Ducci and Watson
  4. Stoner and Wiseberg
  5. Modified Michaelson
  6. Thamhauser and Anderson
  7. Alkaline methanolysis
  8. Icterus Index
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14
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Technique used in Evelyn- Malloy and Jendrassik and Grof

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AZOBILIRUBIN TECHNIQUE

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15
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What is needed to be mixed so that the IB is solubilize

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Methanol- (Evelyn- Malloy)
Caffeine-sodium benzoate (JG)

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16
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Calculated from the difference between the TB and DB values

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IB fraction

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17
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The diazotized product of EM method

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BILIRUBIN-DIAZOTIZED SULFANILIC ACID

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18
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EM or JG: Red to reddish-purple color in an acid pH (HCl)

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EM

19
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EM OR JG: the product has an absorption maxium at 560 nm

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EM

20
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EM OR JG: Methanol is used as a disassociating agent

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EM

21
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What is the buffer and coupling accelerator used in JG method

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Sodium acetate (buffer)
Sodium benzoate (coupling accelerator)

22
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How is diazotization terminated in the JG method?

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By adding ascorbic aciid

23
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EM OR JG: with the use of a STRONG ALKALINE TARTRATE solution, THE PINK AZOBILIRUBIN is then converted to a BLUE AZOBILIRUBIN

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JG

24
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Defect in uptake (B1 is elevated)

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GILBERT SYNDROME

25
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Defect in hepatic glucuronyl transferase (B1 is elevated)

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CRIGLER NAJJAR SYNDROME

26
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Defect in transport extracellularly (B2 is elevated)

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DUBIN-JOHNSON SYNNDROME

27
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Causes of HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA
increased unconjugated bilirubin

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Hemolysis
Red cell degradation
Defective hepatocellular uptake

28
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INCREASED CONJUGATED BILIRUBIN

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Intrahepatic disruption
Bile duct disease
Extrahepatic bile duct obstruction

29
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Screening Test for Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

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Ultrasonography

30
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Confirmatory test for NAFLD

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BIOPSY

31
Q

-Screening test for hemochromatosis
-Confirmatory test?

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-Serum Fe, TIBC, ferritin
-HFE gene analysis

32
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Screening and Confirmatory Test for Wilson’s Disease

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S: Ceruloplasmin, serum/urine Cu
C: Liver biopsy, genetic studies

33
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Autoimmune hepatitis screening and confirmatory test

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S: anti-nuclear Ab (ANA), anti-smooth muscle, Ab (ASMA)
C: Liver biopsy

34
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Chronic hepatitis diseases:

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Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, NAFLD, Hemochromatosis Wilson’s disease, Autoimmune hepatitis

35
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Genetic diseases of the liver

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  1. Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
  2. Criggler-Najjar syndrome
  3. Dubin-Johnson syndrome
  4. Gilbert’s syndrome
  5. Hemochromatosis
  6. Wilson’s disease
36
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Gene affected in alpha1-antritrypsin

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SERPIN1 (Pi)

37
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Criggler Najjar gene and protein product

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UGTA1
Product: UDP- gucuronyl transferase 1

38
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DBJ gene and protein product

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COMOAT
PRODUCT: canalicular multispecific organic transporter

39
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Gilbert’s syndrome gene and protein product respectively

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UGTA1 (promoter), UDP- glucuronyl transferase 1

40
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Hemochromatosis gene and protein product

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HFE, HFE protein

41
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Wilson’s disease gene and protein product

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ATP7B
PRODUCTS: ATPase, Cu(2+) transporting beta polypeptide

42
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5 anatomical infos about hepatic system

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  1. Liver is a reddish-brown organ with two lobes.
  2. Gallbladder is a small, pear-shapeorgan on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver.
  3. Falciform is a thin, flat ligament attaching the liver to the diapraghm.
  4. Hepatocytes are polygonal liver cells arranged in plates.
  5. Portal triad are composed of three major tubes.
43
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The functional units of the liver is the a

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ACINUS