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Liver & Lymph Nodes Flashcards

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Normal feline liver and gallbladder

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What structure determines the gastric axis?

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Liver
Hepatomegaly displaces it caudally
Microhepatia displaces it cranially

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What are characteristics of hepatomegaly?

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Rounding or blunting of the caudoventral liver margins
Extension beyond the costal arch
Caudal (+/- medial) displacement of the gastric axis

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Mild caudal displacement of stomach
Rounded margins
Caudal to costal arch
Hepatomegaly

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5
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How does the stomach become displaced with generalized hepatomegaly?

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Caudally

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6
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Generalized hepatomegaly

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7
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Hepatomegaly
Caudal displacement of stomach

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Hepatomegaly
Caudal displacement of stomach

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9
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Enlarged right liver

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10
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Enlarged right liver
Displacement of stomach

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11
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Focal hepatomegaly

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12
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What are the 5 rule outs for an abdominal mass?

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Cyst
Hematoma
Abscess
Neoplasia
Granuloma

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13
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What are differentials for generalized hepatomegaly?

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Inflammation
Endocrine hepatopthy
Steroid hepatopathy
Hepatic venous congestions (RCHF)
Lipidosis
Infiltrative disease
Neoplasia

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What are differentials for focal hepatomegaly?

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Neoplasia
Abscess
Granuloma
Cyst

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What are differentials for microhepatia?

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Chronic liver disease
Cirrhosis
PSS

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16
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Small liver
Cranial gastric axis

17
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Small liver
Chronic hepatitis

18
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Small liver
Chronic hepatitis

19
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Liver mineralization

20
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Liver mineralization

21
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What are differentials for liver mineralization?

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Choleliths
Choledoliths
Parenchymal mineralization (dystrophic mineralization of granulomas, neoplasia, abscesses)

22
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What are differentials for intrahepatic gas?

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Biliary system (linear or branching)
Portal venous system (linear or branching)
Hepatic parenchyma (small gas bubbles)

23
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Intrahepatic gas
Probably in parenchyma
Concern for abscess or necrotic tumor

24
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Where are the sublumbar lymph nodes located?

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Ventral to caudal lumbar vertebrae

25
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Sublumbar lymph nodes
Colon displaced ventrally

26
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When are mesenteric lymph nodes seen?

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NOT if normal

27
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Enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes

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