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| Itching; common in people with liver or pancreatic disease |
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| Yellow color of the skin which comes from bilirubin (byproduct of old RBCs) |
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| Painless jaundice is a ___ sign. |
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| By the time jaundice appears, patient is ____. |
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| Build up of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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| Drum tight, distention of abdomen with visible veins |
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| Inflammation of the pancreas |
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| The cause of pancreatitis is ___. |
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| A way to rid the peritoneal cavity of fluid using a large needle; usually about 2 L of foamy, beer-like fluid |
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| Extreme anasarca/ascites can prevent patient from ___. |
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| Found in bones or liver; extreme elevation with obstructive disease, carcinoma in liver or pancreas |
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| Increased saliva; digestion of carbs; extreme elevation indicates pancreatic or liver disease |
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| Stomach; fat digestion; elevation indicates liver or pancreatic disease |
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High levels with cirrhosis or cancer of liver
Enema with K-exelate |
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| Radioactive tracer in bile goes from liver into gall bladder, bile ducts and small intestine to locate problems |
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| Produced and excreted by the liver; breaks down fat; stored in gall bladder |
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| Internal view of pancreas; similar to endo procedure |
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| Acute inflammatory disease of the pancreas |
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| What can trigger Hepatitis? |
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Toxic substances
Drugs
Alcohol
Industrial toxins
Plant poison
Virus (40%) |
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Very abrupt
Fever
Oral-fecal
Acute
Occurs 15-20 days after ingestion |
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Infected blood
Contaminated needles
Sex |
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Non icteric
Infected blood
Parenteral (IV) drug abuse |
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Unknown cause
80% super infection
No test
Looks like B |
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Resembles A
Oral-fecal
Ingestion of tainted water |
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Diffuse inflammatory infiltration of the tissues of the liver
Areas of local necrosis
A lot of degeneration (when liver degens, regens fast; liver can recover) |
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Cancer of liver:
primary or secondary |
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| Primary or result of metastasis |
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| Why is metastatic liver cancer more common than primary? |
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| Location of rumors in primary liver cancer: |
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| Liver ducts or bile ducts of gall bladder |
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| Group of chronic diseases of the liver |
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