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<FlashCard questions="20">

|q1=Liver lesions are common because:

|q1=Liver lesions are common because:

|a1=Liver is an area of high metabolic activity<br>Receives toxic agents from the gut via the portal blood system<br>Has an extensive vascular supply (prime site for metastatic disease)

|a1=Liver is an area of high metabolic activity<br>Receives toxic agents from the gut via the portal blood system<br>Has an extensive vascular supply (prime site for metastatic disease)

|a2=Haemolytic NO - because most of bilirubin is unconjugated<br>Obstructive YES - because conjugated bilirubin accumulates<br>Hepatocellular NO - because bilirubin fails to conjugate due to liver cell damage<br>NB - the kidney can only excrete the water soluble conjugate

|a2=Haemolytic NO - because most of bilirubin is unconjugated<br>Obstructive YES - because conjugated bilirubin accumulates<br>Hepatocellular NO - because bilirubin fails to conjugate due to liver cell damage<br>NB - the kidney can only excrete the water soluble conjugate

|l2=Icterus

|l2=Icterus

|q3=In regards to secondary photosensitisation, what are two hepatotoxic plants?

|q3=In regard to secondary photosensitisation, what are two hepatotoxic plants?

|a3=''Senecio jacobea'' (Ragwort)<br>''Lantana camara'' (Lantana)<br>''Lupinus angustifolius'' (Lupins)<br>Blue-green algae

|a3=''Senecio jacobea'' (Ragwort)<br>''Lantana camara'' (Lantana)<br>''Lupinus angustifolius'' (Lupins)<br>Blue-green algae

|l3=Photosensitisation

|l3=Photosensitisation

[[Category:Liver - Pathology]]

[[Category:Liver - Pathology]]

[[Category:Liver and Gall Bladder Flashcards]]

[[Category:Liver and Gall Bladder Flashcards]]