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1
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Liver damage caused by alcohol consumption resulting in hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver

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Alcohol-induced Liver Disease

2
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A build up of lipids that are deposited in liver tissue

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Fatty Liver Disease

3
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Fatty Liver Disease in early stages is often _____ and diagnosis requires _____

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asymptomatic

biopsy of liver tissue

4
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Management of fatty liver disease includes

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implementation of weight loss programs and exercise programs

5
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A chronic liver condition in which the liver paranchyma and architecture is destroyed fibrous tissue is laid down, and regenerative nodules are formed

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Cirrhosis

6
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Considered an end-stage condition

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Cirrhosis

7
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Causes of Cirrhosis

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  1. Chronic alcohol abuse
  2. drugs
  3. autoimmune disorders
  4. metabolic diseases
  5. genetic diseases
  6. chronic hepatitis
  7. cardiac problems
  8. chronic biliary tract obstruction
8
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Two functional impairments

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  1. impaired liver function

2. portal hypertension

9
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the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity

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Ascites

10
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A result of portal hypertension, chronic hepatitis, congestive heart failure, renal failure, cancer

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Ascites

11
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patients with ascites generally complain of:

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non-specific abdominal pain

dyspnea

12
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Medical treatment for ascites

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bedrest
dietary restriction of sodium
use of diuretics
treatments of complications
elimination of the underlying causes
13
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Diagnosis/Treatment of Cirrhosis

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sonography

biopsy

14
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acute inflammation of the liver

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viral hepatitis

15
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prevents ability to excrete bilirubin

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viral hepatitis

16
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evidences of viral hepatitis

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nausea
vomiting
discomfort
tenderness over the liver
jaundice
17
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“infectious hepatitis” and it is excreted in the GI tract in fecal material

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Hepatitis A

18
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spread by contact with an infected individual, normally through ingestion of contaminated food or water

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Hepatitis A

19
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highly contagious

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Hepatitis A

20
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“serum hepatitis”

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Hepatitis B

21
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transmission is parenteral in infected blood products

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Hepatitis B

22
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incubation is longer with severe effects

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Hepatitis B

23
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caused by a parenterally transmitted RNA virus

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Hepatitis C

24
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accounts for 80% of the cases of hepatitis that develop after blood transfusion

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Hepatitis C

25
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gallstones

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Cholelithiasis

26
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Common in females

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Cholelithiasis

27
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Great occurrence in diabetic people, obese and in parous women

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Cholelithiasis

28
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Characteristics of stones varies:

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  • single or multiple appearance

- 80% …. and 20%…

29
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Size of gallstones varies from

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size of a pinhead to the size of a marble

30
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acute inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

31
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Characterized clinically by a sudden onset of pain, nausea, and vomiting

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Cholecystitis

32
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common in individuals with chronically symptomatic cholelithiasis

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Cholecystitis

33
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Treatment for cholecystisis

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Cholecystectomy

34
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Inflammation of pancreatic tissue

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Pancreatitis

35
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causes include excessive and chronic alcohol consumption, obstruction of hepatopancreatic ampulla by a gallstone or tumor, and even the injection of contrast media during ERCP

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Pancreatitis

36
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yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes

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Jaundice

37
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not a disease itselft but rather a sign of a disease

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Jaundice

38
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the accumulation of excess bile pigments in the body tissues “stains” the skin and eyes this yellowish color

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Jaundice

39
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occurs because of hemolytic disease in which too many red blood cells are destroyed or because of liver damage from cirrhosis or hepatitis

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medical (non obstructive) jaundice

40
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most common appearance is transient in the first few days after birth, which more bile pigments are released than can be handled

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medical (nonobstructive) jaundice

41
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occurs when the biliary system is obstructed and prevents bile from entering the duodenum

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surgical (obstructive) jaundice

42
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a common cause of this obstruction is blockage of the common bile duct caused by stones or masses

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surgical (obstructive) jaundice

43
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a benign tumor of the liver

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Hepatocellular adenoma

44
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occurs most often in women using oral contraceptives

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Hepatocellular adenoma

45
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most common tumor of the liver

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hemangioma

46
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it is benign and composed of newly formed blood vessels and these neoplasms may form in other places within the body

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Hemagioma

47
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hepatocarcinoma

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hepatoma

48
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a primary neoplasm of the liver

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hepatoma

49
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associated with cirrhosis with poor nutrition and alcoholism

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hepatoma

50
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originate in the liver parenchyma with a large central mass

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hepatoma

51
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signs and symptoms of hepatoma

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jaundice
abdominal pain
weight loss
an RUQ mass
ascites
rapid increase in liver size
52
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much more common than primary carcinoma because of the liver’s role in filtering blood

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Metastatic Liver Disease

53
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A common site for metastasis from other primary sites

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Liver

54
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provides the definitive diagnosis of cancer, often under sonographic guidance

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Liver biopsy

55
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occurs infrequently but most neoplasms within the gallbladder are malignant

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carcinoma of the gallbladder

56
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more common in women and older, with gallstones present in about 75% of all cases

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carcinoma of the gallbladder

57
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another risk factor associated with the development of gallbladder carcinoma is a

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“porcelain” gallbladder

58
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usually rapidly fatal

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carcinoma of the pancreas

59
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incidence greater in men than in women and in blacks than in whites

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carcinoma of the pancreas