SGU Term 5 BSCE Book 2 Flashcards
Colestyramine
management of cirrhosis
help puritis
4g/8h PO, 1 hr after other drugs
Bacterial Endocarditis
Janeway lesions
Osler nodes
Roth spots
Splinter hemorrhages
Causes of liver cirrhosis
Alcohol Hep B,C,D Hemochromatosis a1 antitrypsin def. Wilson’s disease Autoimmune hepatitis NAFLD Biliary tract disease
Cirrhosis complications
Ascites Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Gastroesophageal varices Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatorenal syndrome Hepatopulmonary syndrome Hepatocellular carcinoma
Palmar erythema
Increased estrogen bc cirrhosis
Decreased ammonia metabolism in cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy
compensated cirrhosis
Calculate MELD every 6 mo
MELD >12
High risk of complications of cirrhosis
MELD score
3.78 x log serum bilirubin + 11.2 x log INR + 9.57 x log serum creatinine + 6.43
Pt has been dialyzed twice in last week
Serum creatinine 4 in MELD score
Child Tircotte Pugh Classification of Cirrhosis
A = 5 to 6 B = 7 to 9 C = 10 to 15
Ascites management
Spironactone 100 mg/day increase dose every 2 days to 400 mg/day
Should have daily weight loss of .5 kg
If not, add furosemide 120 mg/day
Do U&E, Cr often
Ascites fluid restriction
1.5 L per day
Ascites low salt intake recommended
40-100 mmol/day
Therapeutic paracentesis for ascites
Concomitant albumin transfusion 6-8g/L removed
Refractory ascites
Trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Cirrhosis + ascites of 15g/L protein or less
Prophylactic oral ciprofloxacin or norfloxacin, until ascites resolves
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Presenting w fever usually
WCC 250mm3 in ascitic fluid or more
Bacterial peritonitis empiric treatment
Cefotaxime (claforan) and ceftriaxone (rocephin)
Bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis
Ciprofloxacin 250mg PO daily
OR
CoTrimoxazole 960 mg weekdays only
Cirrhosis, esophageal varices screening
Endoscopy every 3 years
Cirrhosis + medium or large esophageal varices
Endoscopic variceal band ligation
Cirrhosis + upper GI bleeding
Prophylactic IV Abx and vasoactive drugs
Cirrhosis or significant fibrosis
METAVIR stage > or equal to F2
Ishak stage > or equal to 3
Surveillance every 6 mo for HCC by: hepatic ultrasound, alpha fetoprotein testing