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patho liver, gb, pan

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blood supply to liver via the hepatic artery and protal vein
3 phases of bilirubin metabolism uptake, conjugation, excretion
necessary for fat and fat soluble vitamin absorption and excretion of cholesterol and bilirubin bile
___ converts ammonia to urea and it is excreted liver
storage for vitamins and minerals liver
designed to store and concentrate bile gall bladder
bile is stimulated by vagal stimulation and cholecystokinin
spleen enlargment from the back up of blood splenomegaly
accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity acites
cerebral intoxification caused by intestional contents that have not been metabolized by the liver hepatic encephalophy
seen wehn bilirubin is > than 2.5 mg/dl jaundice
excess production of bilirubin due to increased breadkdown of RBCs prehepatic jaundice in newborns
decreased secretion of conjacated bilrubin post hepatic jaundice
renal failure due to liver failure hepatorenal faliure
viral diease of teh liver hepatitis
most dangerous hepatitis Hep C
infectious hepatitis Hep A
serum hepitis Hep B
most specific test for hepititis surface antigen HB
serum maker that shows up during the active phase of hepatitis and while the patient is infectious HBeAg
highly infective phase of hepatiis prodromal pre-icteric
phase of hepatitis that begins with jaundice and has dark urine from increased vilirubin and clay stools due to decrease bilirubin in stools. icteric
bhase of hepatitis begins with resolution of jaundice recovery
irreversable chronic disease of the liver liver may be larger or smaller than normal and will be hard cirrhosis
type of cirrhosis that is associated with alcohol Laennec's
gallstone formation when results in ostruction of teh gall bladder by stones cholelithiases
obesity,middle age, female, american indian, estrogen bile stasis risk factors for cholelithiases
acute or chronic inflammation of the gall bladder associated with stones cholecystitis
rebound tenderness, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase, fe3ver, infection signs and symptons of cholecystitis
the immature blood-brain barrier allows unconjugated bilirubin to enter teh brain where it alters nerve function, phototherapy may help kernicterus
fatty infiltration of the liver with severe hepatic dysfunction aspirin use is strongly associated Reyes syndrome
autosomal recessive inherited disorder that causes excessive and uncontrolled iron absorption by the GI system and deposits it in the liver, causing cirrhosis hemochromatosis
stimulates secretion of exocrine pancrease parasympathetics
enzymes of the pancrease are secreted in ___forms to prevent autodigestion inactive
pancrease stimuli to secrete enzymes secretin, CKK, and parasympathetic stimulation
inflamation of the pancrease pancreatitis
a severe critical disorder associated with hemorrhage, sometimes results in resp failure, shock, sepsis, renal failure, tetany and sometimes death acute pancreatitis
severe pain, fever, n&v paralytic ileus can occur and gas and fluid will accumulate in the bowel or be vomited, myocardial in sufficiency, decreased cardiac output signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis
___can occur because calcium may precipitate in teh fat necrosis that tis present within the inflamed pancrease, leading to hypocalcemia tetany
in acute pancreatitis serum amylase and lipase will be __ elevated
most common cause of this problem is alcohol chronic pancreatitis
autodigestion with replacemtnt of scar tissue, pancreatic cycts in or adjavent to pancrease may occur, decrease levels of bicarbonate, decrease amounts of substances that inhibit trypsin increased protiens. chroinc pancreatitis
chronic pain worsened by eating, n&v, malabsorption of fats, proteins and carbs, stetorrhea, weight loss, decreased muscle mass, decreased serum protiens, decreased albumin, fever, jaundice, ascities, signs and symptoms of DM, serum amylase and lipase may signs and symptoms of pancreatitis
smoking is a major risk, in makes more than females, blacks more than whites, usually later in life, mortality rate nearly 100% avg life expectancy < 1 year, 60% is in the head of the pancrease cancer of the pancrease
tumor of pancreatic islet cell(D-cell) tumor cells produce gastrin, which stimulates stomach to secrete HCL, this is an over secretion of Gastrin by the tumor of D-cells Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
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