onlinemeded pearls Flashcards
clothing factors vit K deppendant
2,7,9,10
represente dby elev of INR
Hepatic encephalopathy patho
NH4 ammnium that cant be cleared by liver
Hepatic encephalopathy dx
clinical
Hepatic encephalopathy tx
lactulose
rifaximin
zinc
after cirrhosis too much estrogen produces
gynecomastia
palmar erythema and
spider angiomata
portal hypertansion consecuencesq
thrombocytopenia cux of splenic sequestration
ascites
varices
bleeding asophag varices tx
further than the aforementioned banding, stop the betablocker n give ceftiriaxone and ocrotide
if nothing works do TIPS: shunt the porta to the hepatic vein.
Portao hypertension related ascits patho
SAAG>=1.1
causes:
chirrosis
RHF
NON Portao hypertension related ascits
SAAG<1.1
Causes : TB, CA
ascitis tx
fluid rstrictions <2lh2o <2gNacl
furosemida
spironolactone
+- therapeutic paracentesis
SBP dx
> 250 polym at the paracentesis
hepatocelular carcinoma path
cirrhosis or hep b + cirr
hepatocelular carcinoma cx fx
asymptomatic
hepatocelular carcinoma dx
screen : Rupper cuadrant US + AFP
confimrmatory triple phase CT
hepatocelular carcinoma tx
smal:resected
not too big:tansplant
big : chemo/chemo embolization