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15 Cards in this Set
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Why are dentist interested in liver disease?
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-Safe TX
-Bleeding tendencies -Infectious disease -Drug metabolism -Informed consent |
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Direct injury of livers cells
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-MOST COMMON: Chronic alcoholism
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Indirect injury to liver cells
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-Blockage of the bile or hepatic duct (back up of bile)
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Chronic liver disease is ___ leading disease related cause of death in US
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-7th
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FX of Liver: producer
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-Bile
-Proteins for blood plasma -Cholesterol -Immune factors |
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FX of the Liver: Regulator
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-Control & adjust blood levels of amino acid
-Regulates blood clotting process -Regulates fat stores |
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FX of the Liver: Storage
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-Converts excess glucose into glycogen
-Processes hemoglobin for its iron content, storages |
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FX of the Liver: Waste Manager
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-Convert NH3 to urea
-Clears the blood of drugs -Metabolizes alcohol |
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FX of the Liver: Resist Infections
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-Make immune factors
-Removes bacteria |
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Alcohol Abuse is responsible for 20% of hospital admissions each year (T/F)
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-True
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10% of men and 3-5% of womens are alcoholics (T/F)
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True
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Hepatitis A, B, C
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-A: Fecal-Oral transmission
-B: Blood and sexual transmission -C: Blood and sexual transmission |
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___ leads to chronic liver disease in most cases, is ass. with liver cancer and represents a leading causes of liver transplantation in US
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-Infection
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Most common alcohol-induces liver disorder
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-Fatty Liver Disease
-Reverses on alcohol Cessation |
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Signs and Symptoms of Fatty Liver Disease
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-Liver enlargment
-Upper right abdominal pain -Mild elevations |
