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alanine aminotransferase
enzyme of the liver |
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aspartase aminotransferase
enzyme of the liver |
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| area superior to the liver that is not covered by peritoneum so that IVC may enter the chest |
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| broken down product of hemoglobin; excreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder |
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| bull's eye (target) lesion |
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hypoechoic mass with an echogenic
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| small lobe of the liver situated on the posterosuperior surface of the left lob; the ligamentum venosum is the anterior border |
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| develops when normal venous channels become obstructed |
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| diffuse hepatocellular disease |
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| affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function |
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| area between the right and left hypochondrium that contains part of the liver, duodenum, and pancreas |
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| extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm in a sagittal plane and contains the ligamentum teres |
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refers to liver cells or hepatocytes as
primary problem |
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| diffuse hepatocellular disease |
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| affects hepatocytes and interferes with liver function |
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| a parenchymal liver cell that performs all functions ascribed to the liver |
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| uncontrolled increase in glucose |
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| left upper quadrant of the abdomen that contains the left lobe of the liver, spleen, and stomach |
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lies in the epigastrium and
left hypochondrium |
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| appears as bright echogenic foci on transverse image; along with falciform ligament, it divides medial and lateral segments of left lobe |
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| separates left lobe from caudate lobe; shown as echogenic line on the transverse and sagittal images |
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| specific lab tests that look at liver function |
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| boundary between right and left lobes of the liver; seen as hyperechoic line on the sagittal image extending from the portal vein to the neck of the gallbladder |
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| enters the liver as the porta hepatis |
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| most common form of neoplasm of the liver; primary sites are colon, breast, and lung |
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| refers to bile excretion blocked within the liver or biliary system |
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| pus-forming collection of fluid |
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| right upper quadrant of the abdomen that contains the liver and gallbladder |
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| supplies the right lobe of the liver; branches into anterior and posterior segments |
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