| A | B |
|---|
| cirrhosis | degenerative liver disorder |
| once liver cells are irreversible damaged, scare tissue replaces and | leads to partial or complete liver dysfunction |
| cirrhosis - dysfunction causes | disturbance in digestion, coagulation, fluid & electrolyte, detoxify toxic |
| in cirrhosis, bile begins to drain n 2 | intestines |
| most common cirrhosis | Laennec - chronic booze |
| no bile, no brown | poop |
| ___ in hepatic encephalopathy crosses the blood-brain barrier | ammonia |
| hepatic encephalopathy | amonia on the brain |
| portal HTN | veins drain n 2 and thru liver - obstucts flow, blood back up |
| 3 types of Jaundice | hemolytic, hepatocellular, obstructive |
| jaundice is not a ____, but | a sign of a disease |
| jaundice results from | high concentration of bilirubin in blood |
| bilirubin is produced in | liver, spleen, bone marrow |
| liver removes bilirubin from body in form of | bile |
| bilirubin a by product of | RBC production |
| bilirubin level increase when | excessive destruction of RBC |
| pantoprazole/protonix | GERD |
| lactuloses | get amonia off brain - poop |
| ducusate/colace | prevent constipation |
| spironolactone/aldactone | diuretics - potassium sparing |
