I couldn't Live-r without you
This product is produced here and breaks down fats
Bile
These enzymes are elevated in liver dysfunction
AST and ALT
Yellow discoloration in skin and eyes is what?
Jaundice
This gets rid of ammonia in body...in a crappy way
Lactulose
This hepatitis is like a clingy ex and only shows up when Hep B is around
Hep D
This maintains oncotic pressure
Albumin
What labs test measures ability for blood to clot?
PT/INR
Portal hypertension and low albumin can cause what condition
Ascites
This medication is a toxic friend to liver
acetaminophen (Tylenol)
This condition makes your liver look like it’s been marinated in regret — permanently.
Cirrhosis
Liver stores glycogen which is converted to what later?
Glucose
Sign of high ammonia levels
Neurologic changes (confusion, drowsiness)
Skin manifestation resulting from portal hypertension
spider naevi or spider angioma
This can thin out a person with Ascites
Spironolactone
The only shot your liver is happy with.
Hepatitis vaccines
What does the liver do to ammonia?
Detoxifies and turns to urea for the body to eliminate.
This lab is a marker for hepatic cancer
Alphafetoprotein (AFP)
This is the flapping of the hands due to hepatic encephalopathy
Asterixis
This will fight Hep B - not your past partners
Antivirals
There is no vaccine for this, so tell your patients to stop sharing needles and getting back alley tattoos.
What is Hepatitis C
Name two vitamins stored in liver
A,D,E,K,B1,B12, cobalamin, iron
This lab value is elevated with jaundice
Bilirubin
Cause of clay colored stools in liver disease
Lack of bile
This vaccine is given in three doses—because apparently, your immune system needs a reminder... and another reminder.
Hepatitis B
These are like little ticking time bombs in your throat that say, “Surprise bleed incoming!”
What are Esophageal Varices