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DVT423-AH4
USIDMS Hepatoportal
Question | Answer |
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what vessels join to the portal system? | SMV, IMV, and splenic vein |
Do hepatic veins or portal veins have bright echogenic walls due to collagenous tissue? | portal veins |
What is due to an increase in impedance of flow throughout the liver? | portal hypertension |
what is the purpose of a TIPS? | decompress the portal venous system |
What is a stenosis within the hepatic veins? | budd-chiari syndrome |
What does a TIPS connect to? | hepatic vein to the portal system |
The portal vein should have what kind of flow? | hepatopetal |
The IVC should have continuous flow. T or F | False; spontaneous Doppler |
What can portal hypertension lead to? | ascites, splenomegaly, GI bleed, jaundice, hepatic failure |
What kind of blood feeds the liver? | Portal vein; nutrient rich from the bowel and spleen |