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Flashcards in Hepato-biliary Pathology Deck (23)
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1
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What are the functions of the liver?

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Protein synthesis
Fat and carbohydrate metabolism
Detoxification of drugs and toxins

2
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What are the causes of acute liver failure ?

A
Hepatitis 
Viruses 
Alcohol 
Drugs 
Bile duct obstruction
3
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What is the pathology of viral hepatitis?

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Inflammation of the liver

Liver cell damage and cell death

4
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What are the outcomes of viral hepatitis?

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Resolution (hep A, E)
Liver failure (hep A, B, E)
Progression to chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis (hep B, C)

5
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What is the pathology of alcoholic liver disease?

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Fatty change 
Acute inflammation 
Liver cell death 
Liver failure 
Progression to cirrhosis
6
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What is the pathway of pre hepatic bilirubin metabolism?

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Breakdown of haemoglobin in spleen
Haem converted to bilirubin
Release of bilirubin into circulation

7
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What is the pathway of hepatic bilirubin metabolism?

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Uptake of bilirubin by hepatocytes
Conjugation of bilirubin in hepatocytes
Excretion of conjugated bilirubin into biliary system

8
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What is the pathway of post hepatic bilirubin metabolism?

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Transport of conjugated bilirubin in biliary system
Breakdown of bilirubin conjugate in intestine
Re absorption of bilirubin

9
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What are the hepatic causes of jaundice?

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Cholestasis

Intra hepatic bile duct obstruction

10
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What is the pathology of cholestasis jaundice?

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Bile accumulates within hepatocytes or bile canaliculi

11
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What are the cause of cholestasis?

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Viral hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis
Liver failure
Drugs

12
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What are the causes of intra hepatic bile obstruction?

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Primary biliary cholngitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Liver tumours

13
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What are the pathological features of primary biliary cholangitis?

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Granulomatous inflammation
Loss of intra hepatic bile ducts
Raised serum alkaline phosphatase

14
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What are the patholigal features of primary sclerosing cholangitis?

A

Chronic inflammation and fibrous obliteration of bile ducts

Loss of intra hepatic bile ducts

15
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What are the causes of cirrhosis?

A
Alcohol 
Hepatitis B and C 
Immune mediated liver disease 
Metabolic disorders (excess iron or copper) 
Obesity (diabetes) 
Cryptogenic
16
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What is the pathology of cirrhosis?

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Loss of normal liver structure

Replaced by nodules of hepatocytes and fibrous tissue

17
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What are the complications of cirrhosis?

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Altered liver function
Abnormal blood flow
Increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
More susceptible to bleeding (portal venous supply at low pressure)

18
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What are the different types of liver tumours?

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Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Metatatic tumours

19
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What are the risk factors for gallstones?

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Obesity

Diabetes

20
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What is acute cholecystitis?

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Acute inflammation of the gallbladder which may lead to perforation of the gall bladder or biliary peritonitis

21
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What is chronic cholecystitis?

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Chronic inflammation and fibrosis go the gall bladder

22
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What are the cause of common bile duct obstruction?

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Gallstones
Bile duct tumours
Benign strictures
External compression

23
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What are the effects of a common bile duct obstruction?

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Jaundice
No bile excreted into the duodenum
Infection of bile proximal to obstruction
Secondary biliary obstruction