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Hepatology Flashcards

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What are some causes of a raised ALP?

A 
ALKPHOS
Any fracture
liver damage
cancer
pagets of the bone/pregnancy
hyperparathyroid
osteomalacia
surgery
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What are some prehepatic causes of raised bilirubin?

A

haemolysis
gilberts
crippler-najjar

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What are some intrahepatic causes of raised bilirubin?

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fatty liver
hepatitis
cirrhosis
malignancy
metabolic - wilsons/haemochromatosis
heart failure - hepatic congestion
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What are some post hepatic causes of raised bilirubin ?

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lumen: gallstone, drugs causing cholestasis (fluclox, co-amox, nitrofurantoin, steroids, sulphnylureas)
wall: tumour (cholangiocarcinoma), PBC, PSC
extrinsic pressure: pancreatic or gastric cancer, lymph node

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