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11 Cards in this Set
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) |
Obstructive hepatobiliary disease, HCC, bone disease |
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Aminotransferases (AST and ALT) (often called liver enzymes) |
Viral hepatitis (ALT>AST) Alcoholic hepatitis (AST>ALT) |
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Amylase |
Acute pancreatitis, mumps |
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Ceruloplasmin |
Decreased in Wilson's disease |
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GGT (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) |
Increased in various liver and biliary diseases but NOT in bone disease. Associated with alcohol use. |
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Lipase |
Acute pancreatitis (most specific) |
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Common, benign liver tumor; typically at 30-50 years. Biopsy contraindicated because of risk of hemorrhage. |
Cavernous hemangioma |
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Rare, benign liver tumor, often related to oral contraceptives or anabolic steroid use; may regress spontaneously or rupture (abdominal pain and shock) |
Hepatic adenoma |
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Malignant tumor of endothelial origin; associated with exposure to arsenic, vinyl chloride. |
Angiosarcoma |
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Due to backup of blood into liver. Common caused by right sided heart failure and Budd-Chiari syndrome. The liver appears mottled like nutmeg. If the condition persists, centrilobular congestion and necrosis can result in cardiac cirrhosis. |
Nutmeg liver |
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Associated with hypercoaguable states, polycythemia vera, pregnancy, and HCC. |
Budd-Chiari syndrome |
