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Liver
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08/26/2011

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Term
What is a general name for inflammation of the liver?
Definition
Hepatitis
Term
What is the condition where there is increase lipid accumuliation in the hepatic
Definition
Fatty liver
Term
What area of the liver is not covered by peritoneal?
Definition
Bare area
Term
What structure extends from the umbilicus to the diaphragm and contains the ligament of teres?
Definition
Falicorm ligament



































































































Falciform ligament
Term
What structure separates the left lobe from the caudate lobe?
Definition
Ligament of venosum
Term
What appears as an echogenic fossa in the liver that divides the left lobe into medial and lateral segments?
Definition
Ligament of teres
Term
Give me some sonographic findings/signs of portal venous hypertension?
Definition
Ascites
Hepatosplenomegaly
Reversal of flow
Term
What is portal venous hypertension?
Definition
Increased pressure of the portal venous
Term
What can be some causes of portal venous hypertension?
Definition
Obstruction
Cirrotic liver
Term
Does portal venous hypertension does not need surgery?
Definition
True
Term
What is the funtion of the liver?
Definition
Digest
Store
Metabolize
Detox
Term
What is the system that is used for surgical resection of the abdomen?
Definition
Couinaud's system
Term
What kind of cells does hepatocellular disease effect?
Definition
Hepocytes
Term
What would cause the dialation of intrahepatic ducts?
Definition
Obstruction
Term
What is a sign of increased billirubin?
Definition
Jaundice
Term
In severe hepatocellular disease the AST and ALT levels are low, moderate, high or very high?
Definition
High
Term
What's the most common form of a neoplastic involvement of the liver?
Definition
Mets
Term
People with HCC are more likely to have what kind of condition?
Definition
Cirrhosis
Term
What benign tumor is associated with glycogen storage disease?
Definition
Adenoma
Term
Echinococcal cyst have the highest incident in what time of population?
Definition
Sheep hearding areas
Term
What would be a reason someone would have fatty infiltration?
Definition
Alcoholism
Diabetes Mellitis
Pregnancy
Term
What disease if asscociated with hyper to isoechoic begign lesions in women under the age of 40.
Definition
Focal nodular hyperplasia
Term
Name liver disease that will look like multiple target lesions (bullseye)?
Definition
Mets (Metastatic Disease)
Term
A benign liver mass frequently in women who take oral contraceptives?
Definition
Adenoma
Term
Which benign tumor has large vascular networks?
Definition
Angionoma
Term
Characteristics of an abscess?
Definition
Fever
Chills
Irregular walls
WBC increased
Variable appearance
Term
What are sonographic characteristics of advanced cirrhosis?
Definition
Course texture of liver
Inhomogenous
Attenuation increased
Penetration increased
Term
What happens to the caudate lobe in advanced cirrhosis?
Definition
It gets larger
Hypertrophy
Term
What happens to the size of the hepatic veins as it moves towards the IVC?
Definition
Gets larger
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