Liver

Anatomy

100

Name of the capsule surrounding the liver

Glisson’s

200

Which vessels are hepatofugal?

Hepatic veins

300

A common variant most often seen in women

Riedel’s lobe

400

After brith, what ligament does the umbilical vein become?

Ligament of teres 

500

Normal range of liver length 

13-17 cm

Functions and tests

100

The liver synthesizes and excretes this:

Bile

200

The liver conjugates and excretes this in the canaliculi:

Bilirubin

300

2 lab tests to measure clotting in the liver:

PT/INR & PTT

400

Elevated values of this indicate HCC, metastasis, and hepatoblastoma

AFP

500

The liver is responsible for creating glycogen from glucose. A process termed:

Glycogenesis

Lab values

100

Increased bilirubin and increased alkaline phosphatase indicate this:

Obstruction

200

Normal range for bilirubin:

0.3-1.2 mg/dL

300

Elevated alkaline phosphatase indicates: 

Choleastatic jaundice

400

Elevated alkaline phosphatase and elevated ESR indicate this

Abscess

500

Elevated AST, ALT, bilirubin, and LDH indicate this:

Cirrhosis 

Pathology

100

Most common primary malignant liver tumor in children

Hepatoblastoma

200

Hepatic venous outflow obstruction is seen in what syndrome?

Budd-Chiari 

300

Flor reversal in the portal vein occurs in what pathology?

Cirrhosis

400

Seen in Von Gierke disease as well as young women (90%) 

Liver cell adenoma

500

Can be focal/diffuse, most often hypoechoic. Has vascularity with color Doppler.

HCC

Ultrasound

100

Well defined, round, anechoic lesion on U/S

Simple cyst

200

Fluid collection that is lentiform or curvilinear in shape

Subscapular hematoma

300

Thickened walls, septations, internal debris, with or without calcifications:

Hemorrhagic/infected cyst

400

Eggshell calcification or cyst within a cyst:

Echinococchal Cyst

500

Homogenous, hyperechoic and well defined cyst:

Hemangioma