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True or False
Alcoholic liver disease must be diagnosed via biopsy?
TRUE
Why Does ETOH cause Esophagitis?
It is a direct irritant of the esophagus
Why does ETOH cause Gastritis?
It is a direct irritant of the stomach
Why does ETOH cause Diarrhea?
The villi are ruined leading to the inability of the absorbtive cells to absorbed leading to increase osmotic pressure inside the lumen of the sm. int.
Why does ETOH cause hyperglycemia?
Pancreatitis
Why does ETOH cause cardiomyopathies?
At a high enough concentration Alcohol is a direct toxin to cardiac muscle
Amblyopia
Can not see straight
What do you alway give an alcoholic that is admitted to the hospital?
Thiamine B1 and Folate
AST normal
<300
Number 1 reason for death in ppl with cirrhosis?
Sepsis-They have the inability to fight diseases
Does the liver have pain fibers?
No
What produced RUQ pain after drinking
Glissen capsule
Name the 3 ketoacids?
Acetone (fruity breath)
Acetoacetate
Beta-hydroxybutyric acid
What is ketoacidosis?
It's where ketosis has increased so much the pH is starting to decrease
Cirrhosis
Irreversible damage to the hepatocytes with fatty infiltration, and fibrosis