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SB82 Liver - loosely taken from Fiser's ABSITE review

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Most common hepatic artery variant   Right hepatic artery off the SMA  
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The variant of left hepatic artery off the left gastric artery is found within what structure? ______________   The gastrohepatic ligament  
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This structure carries the obliteral umbilical vein to the undersurface of the liver ____________   Ligamentum teres  
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This line drawn from the middle of the gallbladder fossa to the IVC separates the liver into its right and left lobes ____________   Cantlie’s line  
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Hepatic segment 1 is also known as the _________ lobe   Caudate  
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What is the term for the peritoneum that covers the liver? ____________   Glisson’s capsule  
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These ligaments are lateral and medial extensions of the coronary ligament on the posterior surface of the liver ___________   Triangular ligaments  
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Liver macrophages are also known as _____________ cells   Kupffer  
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The ligament where the bile duct, portal vein and hepatic artery (portal triad) meet   Hepatoduodenal  
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The portal vein is located in this orientation in the portal triad ___________   Posterior  
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The anterior, posterior, superior and inferior borders of the Foramen of Winslow   Anterior – portal triad, posterior – IVC, superior – liver, inferior – duodenum  
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The Pringle maneuver will not stop this structure from bleeding   Hepatic vein, because it is not within the portal triad  
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The portal vein starts at the joining of these two structures   Splenic vein and SMV  
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The middle hepatic artery is most commonly a branch off of the ____________ hepatic artery   Left  
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Most primary and secondary tumors of the liver are supplied blood by this structure __________   Hepatic artery  
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The middle hepatic vein joins the ___________ (left / right) hepatic vein in 80% of people before going into the IVC   Left  
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Accessory right hepatic veins drain the medial aspect of the right lobe directly into the ________   IVC  
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What drains the caudate lobe, and where?   The caudate lobe drains directly into the IVC through separate hepatic veins  
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What is the usual energy source of the liver? ____________   Ketones  
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Clotting factors NOT made in the liver   vWF and Factor VIII  
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What is the only water-soluble vitamin stored by the liver?   Vitamin B12  
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Which hepatocytes are most sensitive to ischemia? ________   Central lobular  
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How much normal liver can be safely resected?   75%  
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Bilirubin is conjugated into what substance by the liver? __________   Glucuronic acid  
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Bilirubin is conjugated in the liver by what enzyme? __________   Glucuronyl transferase  
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The substance produced by the breakdown of bilirubin by bacteria in the terminal ileum __________   Urobilinogen  
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The final bile composition is determined by what factor?   The active reabsorption of water in the gallbladder  
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Bile acids are conjugated into what substances?   Taurine and glycine  
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The main biliary phospholipid ____________   Lecithin  
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The purpose of lecithin in bile acid   Solubilizes cholesterol and emulsifies fats in the intestine  
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Jaundice occurs when bilirubin is at what level?   2.5  
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Gilbert’s disease – underlying cause, and lab findings   Abnormal uptake; mildly elevated unconjugated bilirubin  
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Crigler-Najjar disease – underlying cause, and lab findings   Inability to conjugate; very elevated unconjugated bilirubin  
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Physiologic jaundice of the newborn– underlying cause, and lab findings   Immature glucuronyl transferase; elevated unconjugated bilirubin  
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Rotor’s syndrome – underlying cause, and lab findings   Deficiency in storage ability; elevated Conjugated bilirubin  
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Dubin-Johnson syndrome – underlying cause, and lab findings   Deficiency in SECRETION; elevated Conjugated bilirubin  
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Anti-HBc-IgM (core) is elevated for the first _______ months   6 months  
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Findings in a patient who had infection with hepatitis with recovery and subsequent immunity   Elevated anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies, and no HBs antigens  
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Causes fulminant hepatitis in pregnancy ___________   Hepatitis E  
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Most common cause of liver failure __________   Cirrhosis  
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Best indicator of synthetic function in patients with cirrhosis _______   Prothrombin time  
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Outcome of acute fulminant hepatic failure is determined by _________   The course of encephalopathy  
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Liver failure causes hepatic encephalopathy through its inability to metabolize and buildup of what substances?   Ammonia, mercantanes, methane thiols, false neurotransmitters  
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Protein intake in hepatic encephalopathy should be limited to < __________ g/day   70  
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How much albumin should be given after paracentesis?   1 g albumin for each 100 mL ascites removed  
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Postpartum liver failure with ascites is often due to ________________   Hepatic vein thrombosis  
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How do you diagnose hepatic vein thrombosis?   SMA arteriogram with venous phase contrast  
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To make a diagnosis of SBP, how many neutrophils will be contained in a milliliter of ascitic fluid?   250 neutrophils per mL  
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What is the most common organism in SBP?   E. coli  
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If there are multiple organisms grown on culture of ascitic fluid in a patient with SBP, what likely caused the contamination? _________   Bowel perforation  
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Treatment for SBP   Third-generation cephalosporin  
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Initial treatment for bleeding esophageal varix   Sclerotherapy (90% effective)  
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Bleeding varices have a _________ % mortality with the first episode   33%  
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Another name for hepatic vein occlusive disease   Budd-Chiari syndrome  
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Treatment of Budd-Chiari syndrome   Portocaval shunt (needs to connect to the IVC above the obstruction)  
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Indications for splenorenal shunt   Child’s A cirrhosis with only bleeding on presentation; contraindicated in refractory ascites  
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Most common cause of portal hypertension in children   Extrahepatic thrombosis of the portal vein  
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Amebic abscesses are usually located in the _________ lobe of the liver   Right  
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What are the tests for an echinococcal cyst?   Casoni skin test and indirect hemagglutination  
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Treatment for echinococcal cyst   Pre-operative albendazole followed by intact resection  
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Treatment for schistosomiasis _______________   Praziquantel  
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Most common organism found in pyogenic liver abscess ____________   E. coli  
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Most common cause of pyogenic liver abscess ________________   Bacteremia from intra-abdominal infection  
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Test for hepatic adenoma   No uptake of sulfur colloid (no Kupffer cells in the adenoma – focal nodular hyperplasia will show uptake)  
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This liver lesion has a central stellate scar ____________   Focal nodular hyperplasia  
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HCC has a ______ % 5-year survival rate with resection   30%  
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Vascularity of primary liver tumors versus metastatic liver tumors   Primary – hypervascular; metastatic - hypovascular  
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