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The covering of the liver
Glisson capsule
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Left lobe of the liver can be seperated from the right lobe by
- Middle hepatic vein
- Main lobar fissure
- Gall bladder fossa
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Right lobe of the liver is divided into segments by the
- Right hepatic vein
- Right intersegmental fissure
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Right intersegmental fissure contains
Right hepatic vein
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Main portal vein divides into
Right and left branches
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Ligamentum teres can be used to divide
Medial and leteral segments of the left lobe of the liver
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Main lobar fissure contains
Middle hepatic vein
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Porta hepatis includes
- Portal vein
- Common bile duct (right)
- Hepatic artery (left)
(also called liver hilum and portal triad)
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Right-sided heart failure often leads to enlargement of the
Hepatic veins and IVC
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Right portal vein divides into
Anterior and posterior branches
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Diameter of the portal vein should not exceed
13mm
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Right lobe of the liver can be divided into
Anterior and posterior segments
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____veins have brighter walls than ____ veins
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Left lobe of the liver can be divided into
Lateral and medial segments
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Budd-Chiari syndrome leads to a reduction in the size of the
Hepatic veins and IVC
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A tongue-like extension of the right lobe of the liver is termed
Riedel lobe
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Left portal vein divides into
Medial and lateral branches
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Left umbilical vein after birth becomes the
Ligamentum teres
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Inferior extension of the caudate lobe
Papillary process
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Clinical findings of fatty infiltration of the liver
Elevated liver function test, asymptomatic, alcohol abuse, chemotherapy, diabetes mellitus, obesity, pregnancy
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Shortly after birth, the ductus venosus collapses and becomes the
Ligamentum venosum
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Sonographically, when the liver is difficult to penetrate and diffusely echogenic, this is indicative of
Fatty liver disease
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Most common cause of chirrosis
Alcoholism
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Clinical findings of hepatits
Chills, dark urine, elevated liver function tests, fatigue, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, nausea, vomiting
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Immunocompromised patients are more prone to develop what form of hepatic abnormality
Hepatic candidiasis
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Sequela of cirrhosis
(illness resulting from another disease, trauma or injury)
- Portal hypertension
- Development of varicosities within abd
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Splenomegaly
- HCC
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Normal flow toward the liver in the portal veins is
Hepatopetal and monophasic
(Hepatofugal-flows away from liver)
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Most common form of liver cancer
Metastatic liver disease
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Hepatic mass closely associated with oral contraceptive use
- Hepatic adenoma
- (hepatocellular adenoma)
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Clinical findings of hepatocellular carcinoma
Elevated AFP, abnormal LFT, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, unexplained weight loss, hepatomegaly, fever, palpable mass, ascites
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