Liver part two...cirrhosis Flashcards
What is cirrhosis? What is the typical cause of cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis is widely diffuse interconnecting fibrosis scars with nodular parenchymal regeneration
Cirrhosis is usually caused by alcohol
How does cirrhosis cause death?
Progressive liver failure
Complications of portal hypertension
Hepatocellular carcinoma
What are three causes of hepatic failure?
Chronic liver disease (like cirrhosis)
Acute liver failure w/massive liver necrosis (viral, drug, toxin)
Hepatic dysfunction w/o overt necrosis (Reye’s syndrome, acute fatty liver of pregnancy)
What is the most common cause of portal hypertension?
Cirrhosis
What are the 4 main complications of portal hypertension?
Ascites
Portosystemic shunts
Splenomegaly
Hepatic encephalopathy
What is seen on an alcoholic steatosis biopsy?
Accumulation of lipid
Macrovesicular steatosis (microscopically)
What is seen on an alcoholic hepatitis biopsy?
Steatosis
Hepatocyte injury and/or inflammation
What are mallory bodies? What are they seen with?
Mallory bodies are cytokeratin
Mallory bodies are seen with alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD, and PBC
What are the gross findings of alcoholic cirrhosis?
Bridging fibrosis
Intervening hepatocytes regenerate –> nodules
What are the 5 major causes of death with alcoholic cirrhosis?
Hepatic encephalopathy --> coma Massive GI tract hemorrhage Infection Hepatorenal syndrome Hepatocellular carcinoma
Who is at risk for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)?
Patients with obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and/or insulin resistance (DMII)
What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?
PBC is progressive inflammatory destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts
Who usually develops PBC?
40-50yo females
May have an autoimmune disorder
What are the primary symptoms of PBC?
Insidious onset of fatigue
Anicteric pruritis
What are some key diagnostic labs for PBC?
Elevated ALP and cholesterol
AMA+
What is seen on liver biopsy of PBC?
Periportal hepatitis and periportal fibrosis –> bridging necrosis with bridging fibrosis –> cirrhosis
What is Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis secondary to any disorder causing extra hepatic bile duct obstruction
What are 5 causes of Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis?
Stones Tumors Biliary atresia CF Choledochal cysts
What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?
Progressive, random, uneven fibroinflammatory obliteration of extra hepatic and intrahepatic bile ducts
What other GI disorder is usually seen with PSC?
80% of PSC cases are associated with IBD…usually ulcerative colitis (pANCA)