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Liver part two...cirrhosis Flashcards

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What is cirrhosis? What is the typical cause of cirrhosis?

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Cirrhosis is widely diffuse interconnecting fibrosis scars with nodular parenchymal regeneration

Cirrhosis is usually caused by alcohol

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How does cirrhosis cause death?

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Progressive liver failure
Complications of portal hypertension
Hepatocellular carcinoma

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What are three causes of hepatic failure?

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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)

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What is the most common cause of portal hypertension?

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Cirrhosis

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What are the 4 main complications of portal hypertension?

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Ascites
Portosystemic shunts
Splenomegaly
Hepatic encephalopathy

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What is seen on an alcoholic steatosis biopsy?

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Accumulation of lipid

Macrovesicular steatosis (microscopically)

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What is seen on an alcoholic hepatitis biopsy?

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Steatosis

Hepatocyte injury and/or inflammation

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What are mallory bodies? What are they seen with?

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Mallory bodies are cytokeratin

Mallory bodies are seen with alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD, and PBC

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What are the gross findings of alcoholic cirrhosis?

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Bridging fibrosis

Intervening hepatocytes regenerate –> nodules

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What are the 5 major causes of death with alcoholic cirrhosis?

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Hepatic encephalopathy --> coma
Massive GI tract hemorrhage
Infection
Hepatorenal syndrome
Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Who is at risk for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)?

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Patients with obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and/or insulin resistance (DMII)

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What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?

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PBC is progressive inflammatory destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts

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Who usually develops PBC?

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40-50yo females

May have an autoimmune disorder

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What are the primary symptoms of PBC?

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Insidious onset of fatigue

Anicteric pruritis

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What are some key diagnostic labs for PBC?

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Elevated ALP and cholesterol

AMA+

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What is seen on liver biopsy of PBC?

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Periportal hepatitis and periportal fibrosis –> bridging necrosis with bridging fibrosis –> cirrhosis

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What is Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis?

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Cirrhosis secondary to any disorder causing extra hepatic bile duct obstruction

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What are 5 causes of Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis?

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Stones
Tumors
Biliary atresia
CF
Choledochal cysts
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What is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis?

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Progressive, random, uneven fibroinflammatory obliteration of extra hepatic and intrahepatic bile ducts

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What other GI disorder is usually seen with PSC?

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80% of PSC cases are associated with IBD…usually ulcerative colitis (pANCA)

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How can PSC be diagnosed?

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pANCA (which is why it is with ulcerative colitis)
Elevated ALP
Biopsy

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What is seen on a biopsy of PSC?

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Fibrosing cholangitis –> beads on a string

Obliterated bile duct

23
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What is Hemochromatosis?

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Iron overload

24
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What are the manifestations of Hemochromatosis?

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Iron accumulates in the liver

Hemosiderin deposits in pancreas, heart, skin, endo, joints

25
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What is seen on liver biopsy of Hemochromatosis?

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Periportal iron deposits

Micronodular cirrhosis

26
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How is Hemochromatosis diagnosed?

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Liver biopsy…perform quantitative iron in paraffin block (I don’t actually know what this means…)

27
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How are people screened for Hemochromatosis?

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Fasting transferrin saturation -(if +)-> repeat transferrin saturate with serum ferritin -(if +)-> HFE gene test

28
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How is Hemochromatosis treated?

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Phlebotomy

Iron chelating agents

29
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What is Wilson’s disease?

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Autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism (ATP7B in liver)

Impaired secretion of copper into bile

30
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How is Wilson’s disease diagnosed?

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Serum ceruloplasmin (low…unless also liver disease, then normal)

24hr urine copper is elevated

Serum copper levels are low

31
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When should Wilson’s disease be considered?

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Liver disease

32
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What is seen on liver biopsy of Wilson’s disease?

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Increased hepatic copper

If negative, do a quantitative liver copper

33
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What can be seen in the eyes of a patient with Wilson’s disease?

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Kayser-Fleischer rings

34
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What is Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency?

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Co-dominant autosomal disorder characterized by abnormally low levels of A1AT

A1AT is produced by the liver

35
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What is the effect of A1AT deficiency in the lungs? Liver?

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Lungs: empysema (neutrophil elastase&raquo_space; A1AT)

Liver: Accumulation of A1AT in hepatocytes

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How is A1AT deficiency screened for?

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A1AT level and genotype

37
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What is seen on a liver biopsy of A1AT deficiency?

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Cytoplasmic globular inclusions

38
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There are two groups of DRUG induced liver injury: what are the two groups?

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Direct (all who are exposed are effected…tylenol)

Indirect (not all who are exposed are affected)

39
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What is Reye’s syndrome?

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Liver injury (microvesicular steatosis) and encephalopathy post-viral illness…usually after aspirin treatment

40
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How can Reye’s syndrome be avoided?

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Don’t give aspirin to febrile kids

41
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What is seen on liver biopsy with Reye’s syndrome?

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Microvesicular steatosis with small lipid vacuoles within the hepatocytes

42
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What is neonatal cholestasis? What are two examples?

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Group of disorders characterized by prolonged conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in neonates

Biliary atresia and neonatal hepatitis

43
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What is biliary atresia? (besides a cause of neonatal cholestasis)

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Exactly what it sounds like… complete/partial obstruction of lumen of the extra hepatic biliary tree

Noticed within first 3mos. of life

44
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What is neonatal hepatitis? (besides a cause of neonatal cholestasis)

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Hepatitis occurring in early infancy (1-2mos.)

45
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What 4 things can possibly cause neonatal hepatitis?

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Biliary atresia
Inherited metabolic disorders (A1AT d, tyrosinemia, CF)
Infectious agents
Drugs

46
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What are the 4 main causes of granulomatous hepatitis?

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Idiopathic
Sarcoidosis
Drugs
TB

47
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Why are AST and ALT measured?

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Elevations reflect hepatocellular damage

NOT specific to liver

48
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What do ALP and GGT assess?

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Reflect injury to the bile duct epithelium/canalicular membrane

Marker for cholestasis

49
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What do albumin, PT, and certain clotting factors indicate about the liver?

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General hepatic synthesis (function)

50
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How are quantitative liver function tests done?

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Measure hepatic metabolism of a drug to determine liver function

51
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What are the key findings of chronic liver diseases?

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Elevation of AST and ALT is greater than the bilirubin elevation

52
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What are the key findings of biliary tract diseases?

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Elevation of bilirubin is greater than elevation of AST and ALT

GI Nelson (11 decks)

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