GI pathology Flashcards
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Increased ALT and AST but AST is < ALT
Do viral serology
+ = hepatitis
- = autoimmune hepatitis (ASM, ANA) WIlson disease (ceruloplasmin) Hemochromatosis (Fe saturation) alpha-antitrypsin (serum level) drugs and toxins
ceruloplasmin
wilson disease
AST > ALT <500 IU/L
Hepatitic cause
Alcoholic liver disease
increased ALK phos and GGT
cholestatic –>get imaging diameter of common bile duct
1 cm = extrahepatic
cholestatic Intrahepatic cause of jaundice
AMA +
primary biliary cirrhosis
AMA - cholestatic intrahepatic cause of jaundice
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
pregnancy
cholangiocarcinoma
hereditary syndromes
GVH and HVG
extrahepatic cholestatic causes of jaundice
pancreatic CA
gallstones
what does the liver catabolize
estrogen
drugs
toxins
NH3
Zone 1
highest O2
affected first by viral hepatitis and toxins
Zone 3
lowest O2
closest to central vein
at risk for hypotension and congestion
increased drug metabolism
Dendritic cells in the liver
DCs in the liver are uniquely positioned to monitor the portal circulation. they are in the space of Disse and are part of innate immune response
stellate cells
inside space of disse
fat soluble vitamin storage
fibrosis production
can contract and push fluid along in the space of disse
kupffer cells
inside sinusoids
part of innate immune system
where does Detox/
Delivery of synthesized/
metabolized products
( like bilirubin) to hepatocytes//system go
bile canaliculi to canal of hering to bile duct
space of Disse
lymph fluid is in this space
The hepatic lymph primarily
comes from the hepatic sinusoids. Fluid filtered out
of the sinusoids into the space of Disse flows through
the channels traversing the limiting plate either independently
of blood vessels or along blood vessels and
enters the interstitial space of either the portal tract,
sublobular veins, or the hepatic capsule.
if there is blockage in space of disse or mall then ascites occurs
what special types of cells are in the canal of hering
Canal of hering- bile is delivered to canal of hering which is a very small bile duct delivered to bile ducts of portal tracts
-stem cells of liver may be located in the canal of hering – source of regeneration of the hepatocytes
what is the space of Mall
lymphatic fluid flows from space of Disse into the portal area filling the space of Mall and then flowing into the larger portal lymphatics to the thoracic duct
what is sythesized in the liver
albumin
clotting factors (VIII, XI)–> liver transplant cures hemophilia A
acute phase reactants
in terms of mechanisms of cell injury what is generally the stage of irreversibility
membrane damage
what is fetor hepatis
distinctive smell of breath “musty” “sweet and sour” from shunting and dimethyl sulfide made by gut bacteria
seen in chronic liver failure
macronodular cirrhosis
> 3mm viral causes
micronodular
<3mm ethanol
in cirrhosis, what activates stellate cells into myofibroblasts
PDGFR-Beta
TNF
Kupffer cells release cytokines and chemokines that stimulate fibrogenesis in stellate cells
what is the most common cause of isolated increase in AST and ALT in typical Americans
NASH
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis