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portal vein carried blood from what organs to what organ

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  • GI tract and spleen to the liver
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what structures make up portal triad

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  • bile duct
  • portal vein
  • hepatic artery
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what are the three main patterns of injury associated with alcoholic liver disease

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  1. fatty liver (simple steatosis)
  2. alcoholic hepatitis
  3. chronic hepatitis with fibrosis or cirrhosis
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List the risk factors for alcoholic liver disease

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  • amount of alcohol ingested
  • drinking outside of meal times
  • women
  • African american
  • Obesity
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What pathology is characteristic of fatty liver (hepatic steatosis)

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accumulation of fat in the cytoplasm of liver cells

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can fatty liver (hepatic steatosis) be reversed? can it progress?

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  1. May be completely reversible with abstinence in 4-6 weeks
  2. continued alcohol use -> cirrhosis
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symptoms of fatty liver (hepatic steatosis)

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  • usually asymptomatic and self limited
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the following is characteristic of

  • fatty infiltration
  • neutrophil infiltration around clusters of necrotic hepatocytes
  • clumps of intracellular material (“Mallory bodies”)
  • fibrosis around hepatic venules
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alcoholic hepatitis

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How does alcoholic hepatitis lead to hepatic encephalopathy

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  • failure of the liver to detoxify noxious agents of gut due to hepato-cellular dysfunction
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what is the best known neurotoxin that can precipitate hepatic encephalopathy

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  • ammonia
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What is used to tx acute overt hepatic encephalopathy and secondary prophylactic therapy for an indefinite period of time

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Lactulose

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what is a test that uses brief cognitive screening tools to evaluate psychomotor speed and cognitive flexibility in the assessment of hepatic encephalopathy

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Stroop test

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what is Asterixis

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  • tremor of the hand when the wrist is extended, sometimes said to resemble a bird flapping its wings
  • sign of end stage liver failure
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spider angiomas, ascites, and jaundice can all be signs of

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alcoholic hepatitis

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What CBC results would you expect with symptomatic alcoholic hepatitis

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  • leukocytosis with left shift
  • Macrocytosis (MCV elevated)
  • Thrombocytopenia
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What AST/ALT ratio would you expect with symptomatic alcoholic hepatitis

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  • AST/ALT ratio > 2 (classic for ALD, definitely greater than 1)
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what bilirubin level would you expect with symptomatic alcoholic hepatitis

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bilirubin elevated (direct > indirect)

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when does alcoholic hepatitis require hospitalization? what risk assessment calculators are available?

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  • hospitalize if seriously ill
    • Model of end stage liver disease: ​MELD score > 18
    • Modified discriminant factor: MDF score > 32
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treatment options for alcoholic hepatitis

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  • **discontinue all alcohol/complete abstinence is essential
  • diurectis: lasix + spironolactone
  • severe disease: MDF > 32 -> consider steroids or pentoxifylline (anti-cytokine therapy)
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What is portal pressure in compensated cirrhosis? median survival of compensated cirrhosis

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  • portal pressure < 10
  • median survival 9 years
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clinical manifestations of compensated cirrhosis

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  • splenomegaly
    • ​thrombocytopenia
    • leukopenia
    • anemia
    • AST elevated
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What happens in decompensated cirrhosis

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  • increased portal pressure
  • microvasculature distorted -> hepatic blood flow bypasses vascular scars -> portal hypertension, porto-systemic shunting
    • ​esophageal varices
    • splenomegaly
    • ascites
    • hepatic encephalopathy
  • median survival 1.6 yrs
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What are the three possible sites of obstruction to flow causing portal hypertension

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  • Prehepatic: portal vein thrombosis (can co-exist in cirrhosis)
  • intrahepatic: cirrhosis
  • posthepatic: CHF
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What are common clinical manifestations of portan hypertension

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  • caput medusae
  • varices
  • ascites
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How is variceal surveillance done with cirrhosis
* EGD
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why does a patient with cirrhosis need a **US** every 6 months with a **AFP**
* surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
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What is TIPS and what is it used for
* transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt * reduces ascites * recurrent variceal hemorrhage
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patients with cirrhosis who don't respond to diuretics (lasix + spironolactone) get what treatment
* therapeutic paracentesis (with albumin) * TIPS
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What patients with cirrhosis are considered for liver transplant
* decompensated cirrhosis * requires 6 months abstinence before consideration
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what effect can abstinence have on alcoholic cirrhosis
* may slow the decline from compensated to decompensated cirrhosis
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List the 4 main complications from cirrhosis
* portal hypertension * spontaneous bacterial peritonitis * hepatic encephalopathy * hepatorenal syndrome
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what is hepatorenal syndrome
* functional renal failure in setting of decompensated cirrhosis
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list the diagnostic criteria for hepatorenal syndrome
1. cirrhosis with ascites 2. absence of shock 3. renal impairment Cr \>1.5 mg/dl 4. no improvement with correction of volume status + albumin 5. absence of other causes of AKI
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What is the key clinical feature of hepatorenal syndrome
* **Azotemia** -\> increased BUN
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List the types of benign liver lesions that require no intervention
* cavernous hemangioma * focal nodular hyperplasia * simple cyst * focal fatty change
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List the types of benign liver lesions that referral to GI
* adenoma * liver abscess * atypical, complex cysts
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neoplasms arising from **parenchymal cells** are called
hepatocellular carcinomas
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neoplasms arising from **biliary duct cells** are called
cholangiocarcinomas
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what are the greatest risk factors for hepatocellular CA
* cirrhosis * hepatitis B * but any chronic liver disease increases risk
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Who should be screened with US with AFP every 6 months for HCC
* cirrhotic pts * chronic hep B * Asian \> 40 if male, \> 50 if female * any age if FH of HCC * Africans \> 20 yo
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what marker is elevated in 70% of people with HCC
alpha-fetaprotein
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what imaging modality if preferred in assessment of HCC
* **4-phase MDCT scan** or dynamic contrast enhanced MRI
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What is diagnostic for HCC? is it always needed?
* liver biopsy * may not be needed if imaging study is typical and AFP is elevated

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