Liver Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
Q

(+) anchovy paste
Necrotic central portion
Containing resdish brown pus like material

A

Amoebic liver abscess

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2
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Usual labs of amoebic liver abscess

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Mildly elevated ALKALINE PHOSPHATE

Elevated ALT and AST are unusual

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3
Q

In liver abscess, what are the indication for aspiration?

A

Abscess at LEFT LOBE
large abscess
Failure of medical mx
Superinfection

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4
Q

Where in the liver you usually see hydatid disease?

A

Antero-Inferior and

Postero-inferior of right lobe

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5
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What is the usual complication of hydatid cyst rupture?

A

Allergic or anaphylactic reaction

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6
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In CT/MRI: (+) ringlike calcification in right lobe

A

Hydatid cyst

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7
Q

Diagnostic that differentiates pyogenic liver abscess vs amoebic

A

Fluorescent antibody test

(+) for amoebic liver abscess

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8
Q

All clotting factors are synthesized in liver except:

A

Factor 8 (produced in endothelium)

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9
Q

Jaundice happens at serum bilirubin level of:

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> 2.5-3 mg/dl

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10
Q

Management of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

A

Medically

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11
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Predicts the surgical risk of intra abdominal operations on patients with cirrhosis

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Child-Turcotte-Pugh score

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12
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Components of Child-Turcotte-Pugh scoring:

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Nutritional status
Ascites
Encephalopathy
Serum bilirubin
Serum albumin
Prothrombin time
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13
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Child-Turcotte-Pugh scoring

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Class A: 5-6 points (10% mortality)
B: 7-9 ponts (30%)
C: 10-15 points (80%)

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14
Q

Pressure required for varices to form

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> 12 mmHg

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15
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Normal portal pressure

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5-10 mmHg

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16
Q

Most accurate method to determine portal HPN

A

Hepatic venography

17
Q

Most significant manifestation of portal hypertension

A

Esophageal varices

18
Q

Pharmacologic treatment for acute variceal bleeding

19
Q

Treatment for childs A

A

Surgical shunt

20
Q

Treatment for child’s B and C

21
Q

Temporary remedy for acute variceal bleeding

A

Sengstaken blakemore tube

Complication: perforation

22
Q

Liver UTZ: hypoechoic lesions with well defined borders and variable internal echoes

A

Pyogenic liver abscess

Tx: antibiotic for 8 weeks

23
Q

Infective stage of entamoeba

24
Q

Usual site of amoebic liver abscess

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Superior anterior of right lobe

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Treatment for small asymptomatic hydatid cyst
Albendazole
26
Tx for hemangioma
Enucleation
27
MRI: Hypointense in T1 and hyperintense in T2
Hemangioma
28
Clear risk factor of hepatic adenoma
Oral contraceptives
29
Disgnostic test for Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Nuclear scan Hot: FNH Cold: Adenoma
30
Usual site of klatkin's tumor
At bifurcation of common hepatic duct
31
Common source of metastatic liver CA
Colon carcinoma
32
2 primary live cancer
HCC | Cholangiocarcinoma
33
Difference of HCC and metastasis in CT and MRI
HCC: hyperdense (hepatic artery) Metastatic: hypodense (portal vein)