Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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
|