Non-infectious hepatobiliary disease Flashcards
What are the three general patterns of liver disease?
Hepatocellular pattern
Hyperbilirubinemia
Cholestatic pattern
What are the three components of LFTs?
AST/ALT
Alk phos
GGT
What are the two tests that test the synthetic function of the liver?
INR
Albumin
35 yo man with arthralgias, myalgias, and subsequent jaundice = ?
Viral hepatitis
40 yo female with jaundice and severe, sudden RUQ pain and shaking chills = ?
Cholestatic disease
Palmar erythema can be seen in what?
Advanced cirrhosis
Ascites with jaundice usually indicates what?
Cirrhosis or malignancy with peritoneal spread
Virchow’s node or sister mary joseph nodule usually suggests what?
Metastatic malignancy
Liver that is TTP is seen in what?
EtOH liver
Hepatitis
Grossly enlarged and nodular liver suggests what?
malignancy
Hepatocellular disease is usually caused by what?
Alcohol
Hemachromatosis
What is the AST:ALT ratio for EtOH liver?
2:1
What is the cholestatic pattern of liver disease?
Elevated Alk Phos
Which gender is more susceptible to cirrhosis?
Women
What are the histological changes seen in alcoholic liver disease?
Macrovesicular fat accumulation
PMN infiltration
GGT is usually elevated by what amount in alcoholic liver disease?
x2
AST more than 300 indicates what?
Hep C on top of alcoholic cirrhosis
What is the cause of macrocytosis in liver disease?
folate/B12 deficiency, or myelotoxicity of EtOH
What is the cause of thrombocytopenia in alcoholic fatty liver?
Bone marrow suppression, splenic sequestration d/t portal HTN
What is fetor hepaticus?
Thiols pass through the lung from a failing liver, causing horrible breath
What are the two outcomes of alcoholic fatty liver?
alcoholic hepatitis or cirrhosis
What is the treatment for etoh liver disease?
abstinence and liver transplant
What is the cause of ascites in cirrhosis?
Portal HTN causing vasodilatation in the splanchnic system, causing an increase in the renin-angiotensin system, causing water retention
What dietary restriction should be undertaken with ascites?
NaCl restriction
What drug should be avoided in pts with cirrhotic liver and ascites? Why?
NSAIDs
Will shut down kidneys d/t need for prostaglandin
What is the serum ascites:albumin ratio in portal HTN?
> 1.1
What is the goal of treating ascitic fluid?
Reduce w/o intravascular volume depletion
What are the two drugs that are used to treat alcoholic liver disease with ascites?
Spironolactone and furosemide
What is a TIPS used in treating ascites?
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
What happens to the spleen in alcoholic cirrhosis?
Splenomegaly
What are the complications with alcoholic liver disease?
Hepatic encephalopathy
What are the precipitating causes of hepatic encephalopathy?
Hypovolemia GIB Hypoxia Infx hypoglycemia
Where does the ammonia come from in hepatic encephalopathy?
GI bacteria produce it , but liver cannot handle it
What is the treatment for hepatic encephalopathy? How does this work?
Lactulose changes the pH of the intestines, to kill of bacteria
What is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) seen in alcoholic liver disease? What two bacteria usually cause this?
Ascitic fluid infection w/o a surgically treatable source–usually Klebsiella or E.Coli
Ascitic fluid with PMN over what number indicate the need for immediate abx? What else should be done?
250 cells/mm
Paracentesis