Liver and Gallbladder Flashcards
(22 cards)
Lab tests to measure hepatocyte integrity
AST (SGOT)
ALT (SGPT)
LDH
*OSPL
Lab tests to measure biliary excretory function
Bilirubin (total direct and indirect)
Alkaline phosphatase
GGT
Lab tests to measure hepatocyte synthetic function
Albumin
PT, aPTT
Ammonia
Mnemonics for Acute Liver Causes
ABCDEF
A-acetaminophen, hep A, autoimmune hepa
B-hepa B
C-hepa-C, cryptogenic
D-drugs/toxin, hep D
E-hep E, esoteric causes (Budd-Chiari syndrome)
F-fatty change of the micro-vesicular type (FLP, valproate, tetracycline, Reye syndrome)
Mallory-Denk bodies are clumped, amorphous, eosiniphilic material associated with
Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Perisinusoidal chicken-wire fence patterns of fibrosis is associated with
Steatofibrosis
Most common metabolic liver disease
NAFLD
Triad of Hemochromatosis
- Micronodular cirrhosis
- DM
- Abnormal/skin pigmentation
Most commonly diagnosed inherited hepatic DO in infants and children
a-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Inherited causes of Indirect hyperbilirubinemia
- Crigler-Naijar I, II
2. Gilbert Syndrome
Inherited causes of Direct hyperbilirubinemia
- Dubin-Johnson
2. Rotor Syndrome
Florid duct lesion associated with
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Triad of choledochal cysts
- pain
- jaundice
- abdominal mass
Cystic dilatation of intrahepatic ducts associated with PBC
Caroli disease
Most common benign liver tumor
Cavernous Hemangioma
Most common liver tumor of early childhood
Hepatoblastoma
Most common tumor involving the liver
Metastases
Most common primary malignant tumor
HCC
2nd most common primary malignant tumor
CholangioCA
Most common location of CholangioCA
perihilar (Klatskin tumor)
Most common billiary tract disease
Cholelithiasis
Bouveret syndrome (gallstone ileus) is associated with
Cholelithiasis
