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1
Q

what is the MCC of liver dz?

A

acute viral hepatitis

2
Q

what is HCC?

A

hepatocellular caricinoma

3
Q

what is PBC?

A

primary biliary cirrhosis

4
Q

what is PSC?

A

primary sclerosing cholangitis

5
Q

which are the fecal-oral types of virus?

A

HAV, HEV

6
Q

what is FHF?

A

fulminate hepatic failure

7
Q

what is the incubation period of HBV?

A

2weeks to 3months

8
Q

what is a common comorbidity with cirrhosis?

A

HCC

9
Q

what is MCC of fulminant acute hepatic failure?

A

acetaminophen

10
Q

what is budd chiari syndrome?

A

blood vessels become occluded

11
Q

how do you treat acute hepatic failure?

A

correct metabolic abnormalities and other complications

12
Q

what is a 2g sodium restriction?

A

pt is not allowed to salt any food in front of them

13
Q

what is a TIPS procedure?

A

bypass vasculature in the liver and go around it

14
Q

what do all cirrhotic pts always get eventually?

A

portal HTN

15
Q

with pt in acute hep B phase test surface antigen then do what?

A

3 mo later test core antibody to identify acute leading to chronic infection

16
Q

what is the role of the kupffer cell?

A

phagocytosis

17
Q

which vessels bring blood into the liver?

A

hepatic arteries and portal vein

18
Q

which vessels bring blood out of the liver?

A

central vein leading to the hepatic vein

19
Q

how should you think about the liver?

A

brain of the rest of the body

20
Q

what protein metabolism does the liver perform?

A

synthesis proteins, albumin, prothrombin and fibrinogen

converst NH3 to urea

21
Q

what is gillbere’s disease?

A

normal LFTs with a high bilirubin

problem with conjugation that happens in times of stress

22
Q

when you deal with the liver, what should you differentiate?

A

liver injury

liver dysfunction

23
Q

which LFT is more specific to liver inflammation and hepatic necrosis?

A

ALT

24
Q

what can happen to platelets in late liver dz?

A

sequestered in the spleen

25
Q

what is the primary serology test that gets elevated in biliary dz?

A

alk phosph

26
Q

what causes pruritis in gallbladder dz?

A

alk phosph levels that are high

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