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Liver Disease

Liver Disease. Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD June 17, 2005. Objectives. Liver anatomy and function Manifestations of liver disease symptoms signs common lab Common Presentations Therapy Prognosis. Anatomy. Liver Anatomy. right and left upper quadrants takes about 13% of blood supply.

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Liver Disease

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  1. Liver Disease Jeffrey P Schaefer, MD June 17, 2005

  2. Objectives • Liver anatomy and function • Manifestations of liver disease • symptoms • signs • common lab • Common Presentations • Therapy • Prognosis

  3. Anatomy

  4. Liver Anatomy • right and left upper quadrants • takes about 13% of blood supply

  5. Liver Lobes and Ligaments

  6. Liver Anatomy • dual blood supply • portal vein from GI tract, pancreas, spleen • artery from aorta

  7. What's the mechanism behind 'gallstone' pancreatitis?

  8. Pancreas and Pancreatic Duct

  9. How can we know if stones are in the CBD?

  10. MRCP - bile and pancreatic duct • common bile duct and pancreatic duct join prior to duodenum

  11. ERCP of Biliary Tree

  12. The Liver has Many Functions • Nutrition • stores glycogen (glucose chains) • releases glucose when if no insulin • absorbs fats, fat soluable vitamins • manufactures cholesterol • Bile Salts • breakdown product of Hemoglobin • dissolves dietary fats (detergent)

  13. What are important Liver Functions?

  14. The Liver has Many Functions • Clotting Factors • manufactures most clotting factors • Immune function • Kuppfer cells engulf antigens (bacteria) • Detoxification • drug excretion (sometimes activation) • alcohol breakdown • Manufactures Proteins • albumin • binding proteins

  15. Liver Disease • Hepatocellular disease • diseases of the liver cells • Cholestatic • diseases of the biliary tree • Two broad categories • some diseases include one or both types • clinical features within type may be similar irrespective of the specific disorder

  16. Liver Disease

  17. Hepatocellular Disease - symptoms • patient may have no symptoms • fatigue, malaise • anorexia, nausea • jaundice • pruritus • easy bruising and bleeding • hematemesis • abdominal pain, swelling • day night reversal, confusion, coma

  18. Cholestatic Disease - symptoms • patient may have no symptoms • fatigue, malaise • anorexia, nausea • jaundice • +++ pruritus • +++ abdominal pain and pancreatitis • +++ gray or clay-colored stools

  19. What are signs of liver disease?

  20. Signs of liver disease • no abnormalities • hepatic enlargement • tender liver due to capsule distention • nodular liver • shrunken liver • jaundice • edema • relative hypotension and tachycardia • can be afebrile, hypo or hyperthermic

  21. Signs of liver disease • spider angiomata • palmar erythema • nail clubbing • Dupuytren's contracture • gynecomastia • testicular atrophy • splenomegaly • fetor hepaticus • asterixis

  22. Spider Angiomata

  23. Nail Clubbing

  24. Dupuytren's contracture

  25. Jaundice

  26. Juandice

  27. Ascites

  28. Ascites

  29. Portal Hypertension Liver Heart Esophagus Portal Vein Spleen Stomach Pancreas Small Bowel Colon

  30. Esophageal Varices

  31. Esophageal Varices

  32. Banding of Esophageal Varix

  33. What lab abnormalities can be found in liver disease?

  34. Non-specific Laboratory Findings • Anemia • Low platelets • Hyponatremia • Hyperbilirubinemia • Low albumin • Elevated liver enzymes • Elevated INR • Elevated ammonia • Elevated creatinine (hepato-renal)

  35. Liver Enzymes • Suggests hepatocellular disease • ALT Alanine amino transferase (SGPT) • AST Aspartyl amino transferase (SGOT) • Suggests cholestatic disease • ALP Alkaline Phosphatase • GGT gamma glutamyl transferase • non-specific test • Enzymes have alternate sources • ALP (placenta, bone)

  36. Liver Function • Liver function tests • INR • albumin • bilirubin • (distinguished from liver enzyme)

  37. Common Hepatocellular Diseases • Infections • viral hepatitis • Toxins • acetaminophen, methotrexate, halothane • alcohol • poisons (tetra hydrochloride) • herbals • Non-alcohol Fatty Liver • diabetes, obesity • idiopathic

  38. Differential Diagnosis

  39. Common Hepatocellular Diseases • Autoimmune • autoimmune hepatitis • secondary hepatitis • granulomatous hepatitis • Metabolic • hemochromatosis • Wilson's disease • amyloidosis • Shock Liver • Fatty Liver of Pregnancy • Alcohol

  40. Herbals and Liver Disease

  41. Common Cholestatic Diseases • Extrahepatic Biliary Tree Obstruction • choledocholithiasis • choloangiocarcinoma • pancreatic cancer • Intra-hepatic Biliary Tree Obstruction • hepatocellular carcinoma • metastatic carcinoma • sclerosing cholangitis • primary biliary cirrhosis

  42. Cholestatic Diseases • Intra-hepatic cholestasis • abscess: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminth • statins and just about any drug

  43. Progression of Liver Disease

  44. Liver Disease Pathogenesis Fatty Liver Normal Cirrhosis Alcoholic Hepatitis Liver Failure

  45. How much alcohol? • Threshold consumption • 80 gm/day for 10-20 years • 1 liter wine • 8 std sized beers • 1/2 pint hard liquor • Among heavy drinkers • 230 gm / day x > 20 years • 80 % mod to severe fatty liver • 50 % cirrhosis or "precirrhotic" lesions

  46. CAGE Questionnaire • Have you felt the need to Cut down drinking? • Have you ever felt Annoyed by criticism of drinking? • Have you had Guilty feelings about drinking? • Do you ever take a morning Eye opener (a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?

  47. CAGE • Among alcoholics 50% will answer yes to at least two questions. • Among non-alcoholics > 80% will answer no to all four questions.

  48. Liver Disease Pathogenesis Normal Liver Failure Fast (days) versus Slow (years)

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