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W.9: Liver diseases Flashcards

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What is the weight of the human liver?

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1-1,5kg

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How much of the cardiac output does the liver get?

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25%

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Which substance gets excreted through the liver?

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Copper

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What happens to bilirubin in the liver?

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It gets conjugated with glucoronic acid

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A condition that is NOT known to be caused by liver disease?

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High blood pressure

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How many percent of the blood supply to the liver goes through the hepatic a.?

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20% (systemic, oxygenated)

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How many percent of the blood supply to the liver goes through the portal vein?

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80% (rich in nutrients, deoxygenated)

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Exocrine function of the liver

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  • Bile production
  • Excretion of cholesterol, bilirubin, copper
  • Emulsification of fat
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Characteristic for zone 1 of the liver (outer)

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  • Good oxygenation
  • Metabolism: gluconeogenesis, urea cycle
  • Sensitive to: direct toxins
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Characteristic for zone 3 of the liver (inner)

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  • Poor oxygenation
  • Metabolism: Glycolysis, lipogenesis
  • Sensitive to: Secondary toxins (toxins that the liver produces itself), circulatory problems, biliary obstruction
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What are the macrophages of the liver called?

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Kupffer cells (80% of all tissue macrophages)

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Filtration of the blood of the splanchnic bed

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  • Filtration of microbes, immunogenic materials
  • Biotransformation
  • Temporary storage of materials (not lipids)
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Filtration of systemic blood

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Excretion, synthesis, metabolism

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Phases of biotransformation

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  1. Activation: Apolar substance absorbed and gets activated to a reactive substance by cytochrome P450
  2. Increase of polarity: Reactive, active substance is transformed to a polar substance (eg. via conjugation with glucuronic acid, glutathione or methylation)
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What can happen with biotranformation eg. in the case of alcohol abuse?

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The two phases can be unsynchronized, phase 1 can become faster than phase 2 and leads to increased toxicity (reactive substances that will damage the liver)

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Metabolic consequences of liver diseases: Carbohydrates

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  • Postprandial hyperglycemia

- Hypoglycemia after prolonged fasting in alcoholics

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Metabolic consequences of liver diseases: Proteins

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  • Decrease in albumin and coagulation factors (albumin only produced in the liver)
  • Hepatic coma
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Metabolic consequences of liver diseases: Lipids

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Fatty liver

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Clinical signs of liver diseases

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  • Nausea, temp., fatigue
  • Palpable, tender liver, splenomegaly
  • Jaundice, palmar erythema, spider naevi, excorations, less body hair
  • Bleeding tendency
  • Confusion, coma
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What are the symptoms of portal hypertension?

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  • Ascites
  • Caput Medusae
  • Esophageal varices
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Causes of aquired parenchymal liver diseases

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  • Toxic effects: Alcohol, mushroom, drugs
  • Infections (hepatotropic and other viruses)
  • Autoimmune disorders
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Causes of congenital parenchymal liver diseases

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  • Inherited hyperbilirubinemias

- Other genetic syndromes (eg. hemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease)

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When do we use the CAGE test?

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To find out if someone is an alcoholic

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CAGE test - What does the letters stand for?

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  • Have you felt the need to Cut down on your drinking?
  • Have you ever felt Annoyed by criticism of your drinking?
  • Have you had Guilty feelings about drinking?
  • Do you ever take a morning Eye opener (a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover)?
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Systemic biochemical consequences of alcohol intake
Lactate acidosis (-> plasma uric acid increase)
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Cytosolic biochemical consequences of alcohol intake
Inhibition of gluconeogenesis (-> fasting hypoglycemia)
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Mitochondrial biochemical consequences of alcohol intake
- Inhibition of the citrate cycle | - Inhibition of beta-ox. of fatty acids (-> statosis)
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Threshold dose for liver injury in case of alcohol
Men: 60-80g/day over years Women: 20-40g/day
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Why is the alcohol threshold for liver disease lower in woman than in men?
Because the alcohol dehydrogenase activity of the stomach is less in women than in men
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Most common cause of severe acute liver injury?
Paracetamol poisoning
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There exists a vaccine against which hepatitis types?
HAV, HBV, HDV, HEV
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A vaccine does not exist for which type of hepatitis?
HCV
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Route of infection: HAV
Fecal-oral
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Route of infection: HBV
Percutaneous, perinatal, sexual
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Route of infection: HCV
Percutaneous
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Route of infection: HDV
Percutaneous, perinatal, sexual
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Route of infection: HEV
Water
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Can hepatitis caused by HAV and HEV become chronic?
No, never
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How many of the cases of hepatitis caused by HCV becomes chronic? (%)
50-70%
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Can hepatitis caused by HCV be cured?
Yes, effective drugs exist and can cure most cases, but the therapy is really expensive
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What causes chronic hepatitis?
Virus, drugs or autoimmune diseases
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Hepatic cirrhosis leads to
Progressive, irreversible destruction of liver parenchyma
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What causes liver cirrhosis?
Alcohol (Laennec cirrhosis), NASH, chronic infection, biliary obstruction, congestion, inherited metabolic desease
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What does NAFLD stand for and how common is it?
Non-alcoholic fatty liver, 30% of the population
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NAFLD can progress to ...? In how many percent of the cases?
NASH (non alcoholic steatohepatis) in around 10% in 10 years
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NASH can progress to...? In how many percent of the cases?
Cirrhosis in around 10% of the cases in 10 years
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Cirrhosis can progress to
HCC (hepatic carcinoma)
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Prevention of NASH
Slow, mild weight reduction and increasing physical activity
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Consequences of liver cirrhosis
Destruction of cells, fewer microvilli, fibrosis, capillarization
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Clinical consequences of cirrhosis: Portal hypertension
- Esophageal varices, bleeding - Splenomegaly, hypersplenia - Spontanous bacterial peritonitis - Ascites - Hepatic encephalopathy
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Clinical consequences of cirrhosis: Loss of parenchyma
- Ascites - Hepatic encephalopathy - Bleeding tendency - Hypalbuminemia
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Clinical consequences of cirrhosis: Other
- Hepatorenal syndrome | - Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Why is bleeding from esophageal varices dangerous?
Because the pressure is high, it is difficult to access, the patient may have a bleeding tendency, the protein getting into the stomach may trigger the development of hepatic coma
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What is caput medusae?
Dilation of the periumbilical veins
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What are the two main factors playing a role in the development of ascites?
Decreased albumin synthesis and increased portal pressure
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Major factor in the development of hepatic encephalopathy
Insufficiency of the urea cycle in the liver
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Hepatorenal syndrome
- Renal failure developing as a result of hepatic insufficiency with unknown cause - Kidneys sense severe hypovolemia, no parenchymal damage in the kidneys so they can be successfully transplanted

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