Liver path II Flashcards
What is decompensated cirrhosis? (4)
Liver is failing:
- portal HTN
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- liver failure
- hepatic encephalopathy
What is the definition of portal HTN?
> 12 mmHg
Why is there gynecomastia and testicular atrophy with liver cirrhosis?
Decreased ability to breakdown estrogen
What are ascites? What can cause them?
Excess fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Heart failure or cirrhosis
What is the Serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)?
[albumin] in the serum - [albumin] of ascitic fluid
What is the range of SAAG for portal HTN?
> 1.1 g/dL
What is the range of SAAG for non-portal HTN?
less than 1.1 g/dL
What is the MOA of ascites formation with cirrhosis?
Increased portal pressure, and increased hydrostatic pressure d/t loss of albumin
What happens with the angiotensin system with cirrhosis?
Activated d/t decreased intravascular volume
What is the cause of hepatic failure? Loss of what % of the liver is needed for this to happen?
Cirrhosis
> 80% loss of hepatocytes
What is fulminant hepatitis? Subfulminant?
Hepatocytes are wiped out in the liver
Subfulminant = most, but not all hepatocyte are destroyed, causing a loss of lobules
What are the three clinical features of liver failure?
Encephalopathy
Coagulopathy
Jaundice
What can cause multi organ failure with liver failure?
DIC and hypotension
What is acute liver failure? Subacute? Chronic?
HyperAcute = 7 days or less of ssx Acute = within 4 weeks Subacute= 5-12 weeks Chronic = >12 weeks
Chronic liver failure occurs in the context of what?
Decompensated Cirrhosis
What is hepatorenal syndrome? What causes it?
Kidneys crash d/t peripheral vasodilation, but kidney’s constrict, causing ischemia/infarction
What happens to BUN and creatinine with hepatorenal failure? Urinary sedimentation rate?
Significant rise in BUN
Normal urinary sed rate
What are the histological changes in the kidney with hepatorenal syndrome?
There are none
What is hepatorenal syndrome?
Kidneys crash d/t peripheral vasodilation, but kidney’s constrict, causing ischemia/infarction
What is type I hepatorenal failure? Type II?
I = doubling of initial serum Cr to >2.5 mg/dL
II = slow increase of serum Cr of 1.5 mg/dL
What is hepatopulmonary syndrome? Cause?
Triad of chronic liver disease, hypoxemia, and intrapulmonary vascular dilation
Pulmonary circulation is dilated by NO, causing a v/q mismatch
What is the key mediator for hepatopulmonary syndrome?
NO
What causes hepatic encephalopathy? What can this lead to?
Increased NH3 brain diffusion with subsequent edema and mercaptans from bacterial in the intestines.
This can lead to herniation of the brain through the foramen magnum
What is decerebrate posturing? Cause?
Decerebrate posturing indicates brain stem damage, specifically damage below the level of the red nucleus (e.g. mid-collicular lesion). It is exhibited by people with lesions or compression in the midbrain and lesions in the cerebellum.
What is the only hep virus that is not a ssRNA virus? What type of genetic make up is it?
B–dsDNA
What is the transmission of Hep A-E?
BCD = parenteral
A E = waterborne
Which Hep cause carrier states? Which cause chronic hepatitis?
B C D
Which Hep viruses cause hepatocellular CA?
B C D
Acute asymptomatic hepatitis happen in which hep viruses?
A B C D and E
Acute symptomatic hepatitis with recovery happen in which hep viruses?
ABCDE
Chronic hepatitis wwo progression to cirrhosis happen in which hep viruses?
C especially
but B and D can as well
What is a superinfection of hepatitis?
B and D together
Fulminant hepatitis occurs with which Hep viruses?
E if prego
D if superinfected
Others only rarely
What is the most common form of Hep? How does this usually present?
A, usually asymptomatic
What is the viral family of Hep A? Genetic make up? Transmission?
Picrona– +ssRNA
Fecal-oral route