Ch. 3 Diffuse Liver Disease

Question 1

Most common causes of fatty liver:

Answer 1

alcoholism, obesity, and diabetes

Question 2

Fat sparing is most often seen:

Answer 2

anterior to GB and right portal vein, or within left lobe

Question 3

What can happen to the GB when fluid accumulates within the hepatocytes?

Answer 3

Thickened, prominent wall

Question 4

What can happen to portal veins with hepatitis?

Answer 4

Thicken and become more hyperechoic. (Starry sky)

Question 5

What are the main causes of cirrhosis?

Answer 5

excessive alcohol consumption and Hep. B & C

Question 6

Patients with hepatitis develop what kind of symtpoms?

Answer 6

Flulike (N/V and fatigue)

Question 7

Most common cause of portal hypertension:

Answer 7

cirrhosis

Question 8

Portal hypertension = greater than

Answer 8

12 mmHg

Question 9

What happens to the portal vein with portal HTN?

Answer 9

enlarges (over 13 mm), monophasic flow, possible hepatofugal flow

Question 10

Hodgkin’s lymphoma may appear as ___ in the liver

Answer 10

heterogeneous or focal hypoechoic

Question 11

An increased in AFP is suspect of:

Answer 11

HCC

Question 12

An increased in ALT/AST could point to:

Answer 12

Hepatitis

Question 13

With cirrhosis and hepatitis, bilirubin:

Answer 13

increases

Question 14

TIPS flow velocity should be between:

Answer 14

100 - 190 cm/s

Question 15

TIPS flow velocity less than 90 cm/s may be result of:

TIPS velocity of 190 cm/s could indicate:

Answer 15

thrombosis;

stenosis