Exam 3 Liver Disorders & Lab Analysis – Flashcards

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With which Disorder is the following associated with:
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Cirrhosis
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What is the main cause of a Fatty Liver?
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Alcoholism
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What may a Fatty Liver progress to?
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Alcoholic Hepatitis
Permanent Cirrhosis
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How would you describe Hepatitis?
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Inflammation of the liver
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What Disorder are the following associated with?
Bacteria, parasites, radiation, alcohol, drugs, chemicals, toxins, Jaundice
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Hepatitis
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Describe the chemical tests for Hepatitis in association with bilirubin, albumin, AST, and ALT
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Increased Direct & Indirect Bilirubin
Positive Urine Bilirubin
Increased ALT & AST
Decreased Albumin
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What are the 2 leading causes of Cirrhosis?
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Alcohol Abuse
Chronic HCV
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Cirrhosis causes what type of abilities of the liver to be reduced?
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Synthesizing
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What will be increased and decreased in Cirrhosis?
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Decreased Albumin
Decreased Clotting Factors
Increased GGT
Increased PT
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True or False:
Cirrhosis causes a decrease in albumin and clotting factors which leads to an increase in PT and bleeding disorders
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True
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What type of electrophoresis pattern is associated with Cirrhosis?
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Beta-Gamma Bridging
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What is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States of America?
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Cirrhosis
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What can be attributable to HBV & HCV?
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Tumors
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What is the marker for tumors due to liver disorders?
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AFP
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What disorder is usually following a viral or URT infection?
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Reye's Syndrome
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Which disorder is associated with aspirin use?
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Reye's Syndrome
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Reye's Syndrome is associated with increased levels of what 3 substances?
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Ammonia
ALT
AST
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What are most Drug-Induced Disorders of the Liver associated with?
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Ethanol
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What over-the-counter drug is often associated with Drug-Induced Disorders of the Liver?
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Acetaminophen
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Which disorder are the following attributed to:
Inherited iron storage disease
Sideroblastic anemia results
Pigmentation to skin
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Hemochromatosis
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What type of stain helps visualize iron deposits?
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Prussian Blue
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What method is the following consistent with?
Serum + Diazo Reagent --> Azobilirubin
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Conjugated Bilirubin
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What method is the following consistent with?
Serum + Accelerator + Diazo Reagent -->
Azobilirubin
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Total Bilirubin (Conjugated + Unconjugated)
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What methods is the following consistent with?
Azobilirubin + Alk Tartrate --> Blue color at 600 nm
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Total Bilirubin (Conjugated + Unconjugated)
& Conjugated Bilirubin
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Serum + Diazo Reagent --> ?
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Azobilirubin
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Serum + Accelerator + Diazo Reagent --> ?
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Azobilirubin
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Azobilirubin + Alk Tartrate --> ?
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Blue color at 600 nm
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Malloy & Evelyn method uses what?
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Methanol Accelerator
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Jendrassik-Grof method uses what?
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Caffeine Accelerator
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What is Delta Bilirubin?
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Conjugated bilirubin bound to albumin
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What is Delta Bilirubin seen in?
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Severe Liver Obstruction
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What does Delta Bilirubin react as in testing?
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Conjugated Bilirubin
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Who should a Direct Spectrophotometry be used on?
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Newborn Serum that does not contain carotinoids
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Direct Spectrophotometry - Absorbance at _______ is proportional to concentration
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450 nm
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Direct Spectrophotometry - After the child is 1 month of age what method do you use?
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Jendrassik-Grof Method
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What method measures light reflected from the skin?
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Transcutaneous Method
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Who should the Transcutaneous Method be used on?
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Newborn Serum that does not contain carotinoids
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Where is urobilinogen detected at?
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Urine
Feces
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What reagent do you use with urobilinogen to get a colored compound?
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Ehrlich's Reagent
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Low levels of what is seen in malnutrition or starvation?
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Albumin
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A prolonged PT indicates severe what?
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diffuse liver disease
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Is a prolonged PT a good prognosis or a bad prognosis?
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bad prognosis
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You will see increased levels of what in Reye's Syndrome, Cirrhosis, Drug Toxicity, and Hepatoma?
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Ammonia
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What can you use Ammonia to assess?
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Detoxification and Excretion Function of the Liver
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Encephalopathy =
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Hepatic Coma
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Enzymes are considered indicators of ____ _____ rather than cell function?
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cell damage
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What type of disorder are the following associated with:
ALP: N
GGT: N
AST/ALT: N
Albumin: N
Total Bilirubin: Increased
Direct Bilirubin: N
Urine Bilirubin: Negative
Urine Urobilinogen: Increased
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Prehepatic
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What type of disorder are the following associated with:
ALP: Increased
GGT: Increased
AST/ALT: VERY Increased
Albumin: N
Total Bilirubin: Increased
Direct Bilirubin: Increased
Urine Bilirubin: Positive
Urine Urobilinogen: N/Increased
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Hepatic
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What type of disorder are the following associated with:
ALP: N/Increased
GGT: VERY Increased
AST/ALT: Increased
Albumin: Decreased
Total Bilirubin: Increased
Direct Bilirubin: N/Increased
Urine Bilirubin: Various
Urine Urobilinogen: Various
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Alcoholic Hepatitis
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What type of disorder are the following associated with:
ALP: VERY Increased
GGT: Very Increased
AST/ALT: Increased
Albumin: N
Total Bilirubin: Increased
Direct Bilirubin: Increased
Urine Bilirubin: Positive
Urine Urobilinogen: Decreased
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Obstruction
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Match the findings with the condition:
Inherited iron storage disease causing sideroblastic anemia
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Hemochromatosis
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Match the findings with the condition:
Leading cause of cirrhosis; elevated GGT, beta-gamma bridging
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Alcoholism
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Match the findings with the condition:
Highest levels of AST and ALT seen
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Viral hepatitis
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Match the findings with the condition:
Liver disease following the flu; elevated ammonia
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Reye's syndrome
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Match the findings with the condition:
Alpha fetoprotein used as a marker
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Hepatoma
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Match the findings with the condition:
Gallstones cause the appearance of pale stools
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Obstructive jaundice
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Posthepatic jaundice
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Increased direct bilirubin, positive urine bilirubin,
negative urine urobilinogen, pale stools
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Obstruction
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Increased direct bilirubin, positive urine bilirubin,
negative urine urobilinogen, pale stools
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Hemolytic anemia
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Increased indirect bilirubin; increased urine urobilinogen
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Viral hepatitis
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Increased direct & Increased Indirect Bilirubin; positive urine bilirubin and urobilinogen
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Gallstones
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Increased direct bilirubin, positive urine bilirubin,
negative urine urobilinogen, pale stools
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Match the bilirubin results with the most likely condition:
Prehepatic jaundice
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Incrased indirect bilirubin; increased urine urobilinogen
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What over-the-counter drug is highly toxic to the liver?
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acetaminophen
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What protein is decreased in liver disease, but also decreased in malnutrition and starvation?
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Albumin
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Name the coagulation test that, when prolonged, may be an indicator of diffuse liver disease.
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PT
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What liver enzyme is commonly elevated in bile duct obstructions?
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ALP & GGT
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What is the purpose of the caffeine accelerator in the J-G method for total bilirubin?
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Converts indirect bilirubin to water soluble form
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How should specimens for bilirubin analysis be stored?
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Protect from light
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How will hemolysis affect test results?
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Falsely decreases
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What methodology is commonly used to test for bilirubin in the serum of newborns?
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Direct spectro
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What is Delta bilirubin?
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Direct bilirubin bound to albumin
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In what condition will delta bilirubin be elevated?
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Severe obstruction
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