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What are common causes of cirrhosis? - Answer--ETOH
-Viral hepatitis (HEP C)
- Autoimmune hepatitis
-Drugs and chemicals (aetaminophen or anything else
hepatotoxic)
Complications of cirrhosis? - Answer-#Ascites
#Edema
#Portal hypertension (elevated BP throghout entire portal
venous system)
#Esophageal varices (engorged varicose veins on the low
esophagus weaken/rupture).
#Encephalopathy
#Respiratory distress
#Coagulation defects
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Hepatocytes do not function properly in cirrhosis, leading
to the following: _____________, _________________,
___________________, _______________,
_____________, __________________. - Answer-
#Inability to detoxify compound in the blood
#Increased toxin exposure
#Decreased bile - decreased lipid digestion/absorption
#Hyperbilirubinemia - jaundice
#Bleeding resulting from portal HTN
#Decreased synthesis of clotting factors - excessive
bleeding
#Hepatic encephalopathy - confusion, impaired cognition
What is pancreatitis? - Answer-Inflammation of the
pancreas that causes pancreatic insufficiency,
malabsorption, and diabetes. Pancreatitis can be an acute
or chronic disorder.
What is acute pancreatitis and what are its causes and
manifestations? - Answer-Acute pancreatitis is a sudden,
short-term episode of inflammation.
Causes:
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#Gallstones
#Excessive alcohol use
#High blood triglycerides
#Abdominal injury
#Certain medications and toxins
Manifestations:
#Abdominal pain
#N/V (following significant alcohol intake)
#Cullen sign (blue discoloration around the umbilicus is a
hallmark)
What is chronic pancreatitis and what are its causes,
manifestations, and complications? - Answer-Chronic
pancreatitis is the recurring destruction of the pancreatic
tissue that results in atrophy, fibrosis, scarring and the
development of calcification within the gland.
Causes:
#Gallstones (obstruct the flow of bile and pancreatic
secretions into the duodenum; backs up into the pancreas
and it starts autodigesting itself).
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#Alcohol (increased secretion of pancreatic enzymes and
sphincter of oddi contracts; enzymes pack up into
pancreas).
Manifestations:
#Severe epigastric pain
#Vomiting
Complications:
#Hemorrhage
#Hypovolemic shock (massive inflammatory response that
causes capillary leak)
#Circulatory collapse
#Peritonitis (enzymes escape into peritoneal cavity,
causing inflammation)
What occurs during gas exchange?
Erythropoietin is secreted into the bloodstream.
Oxygen moves across the alveolar membrane into the
bloodstream.
WGU D236 Patho - Megan/Shay’s Study Guides
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What are common causes of cirrhosis? - Answer--ETOH
-Viral hepatitis (HEP C)
- Autoimmune hepatitis
-Drugs and chemicals (aetaminophen or anything else
hepatotoxic)
Complications of cirrhosis? - Answer-#Ascites
#Edema
#Portal hypertension (elevated BP throghout entire portal
venous system)
#Esophageal varices (engorged varicose veins on the low
esophagus weaken/rupture).
#Encephalopathy
#Respiratory distress
#Coagulation defects
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Hepatocytes do not function properly in cirrhosis, leading
to the following: _____________, _________________,
___________________, _______________,
_____________, __________________. - Answer-
#Inability to detoxify compound in the blood
#Increased toxin exposure
#Decreased bile - decreased lipid digestion/absorption
#Hyperbilirubinemia - jaundice
#Bleeding resulting from portal HTN
#Decreased synthesis of clotting factors - excessive
bleeding
#Hepatic encephalopathy - confusion, impaired cognition
What is pancreatitis? - Answer-Inflammation of the
pancreas that causes pancreatic insufficiency,
malabsorption, and diabetes. Pancreatitis can be an acute
or chronic disorder.
What is acute pancreatitis and what are its causes and
manifestations? - Answer-Acute pancreatitis is a sudden,
short-term episode of inflammation.
Causes:
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#Gallstones
#Excessive alcohol use
#High blood triglycerides
#Abdominal injury
#Certain medications and toxins
Manifestations:
#Abdominal pain
#N/V (following significant alcohol intake)
#Cullen sign (blue discoloration around the umbilicus is a
hallmark)
What is chronic pancreatitis and what are its causes,
manifestations, and complications? - Answer-Chronic
pancreatitis is the recurring destruction of the pancreatic
tissue that results in atrophy, fibrosis, scarring and the
development of calcification within the gland.
Causes:
#Gallstones (obstruct the flow of bile and pancreatic
secretions into the duodenum; backs up into the pancreas
and it starts autodigesting itself).
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#Alcohol (increased secretion of pancreatic enzymes and
sphincter of oddi contracts; enzymes pack up into
pancreas).
Manifestations:
#Severe epigastric pain
#Vomiting
Complications:
#Hemorrhage
#Hypovolemic shock (massive inflammatory response that
causes capillary leak)
#Circulatory collapse
#Peritonitis (enzymes escape into peritoneal cavity,
causing inflammation)
What occurs during gas exchange?
Erythropoietin is secreted into the bloodstream.
Oxygen moves across the alveolar membrane into the
bloodstream.
