Bilirubin
The waste product formed by deard RBCs (causes jaundice)
Hepatotoxic
Toxic to the liver, causes damage (toxins, chemicals, drugs)
ERCP
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancretography (endoscope to look at bile ducts to find issues (tumours, gallstones, blockages)
Steatorrhea
Fat in the stool (loose pale, foul smelling)
Ascites
Fluid accumulation in the abdomen
Encephalopathy
A disease damaging the brain
Varicies
Dilated veins caused by increased pressure
Asterixis
Flapping of the hands caused by hepatic encephalopathy (or toxins in the brain)
Fetor Hepaticus
the smell of ammonia breath
Portal hypertention
Pressure in the portal vein
Spider angioma
Spider looking patch (vascular lesion) seen in cirrhosis or higher estrogen levels (caused by dilated arterial’s)
Palmar erythema
Caused by elevated estrogen in people with liver dysfunction
NAFLD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, fat accumulation in liver tissue (can lead to NASH and cirrhosis)
NASH
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis disease, a progression of NAFLD that involves inflammation and liver damage (may lead to cirrhosis)
Cullens sign
bruising around the belly button (sign of peritonitis)
Grey turners sign
Bruising around the fland/retroperitoneal area (sign of peritonitis)
Murphys sign
Test for gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis), pressure on upper right abdomen during inspiration, sudden sharp pain/stop of breath is a positive sign
