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NAFLD AND ASH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%CORRECT!!
Why is the liver so important? Answers :First to see ingested nutrients (portal vein goes directly to liver from GI)
regulates nutrient homeostasis
What is the only nutrient that the liver does not see first? Answers :Fat; goes through lymph
Why is it said that the liver is highly adaptable? Answers :Can regenerate
can still function even when in reduced size
What is the liver's function? Answers :It has over 500
Includes: carb metabolism, lipid metabolism, protein metabolism, enzyme metabolism, vitamin metabolism, bile acid metabolism, heme metabolism, storage etc.
Why does fatty liver occur? Answers :More fat accumulating than what is being used (more fat in than out)
How much ethanol should be consumed for someone to receive at non alcoholic fatty liver disease dx (NAFLD)? Answers :Less than 20 g/d
Is NAFLD usually quickly dx? Why? Answers :No
Silent disease
liver does not have a lot of pain receptors
s/s are not really seen (and are somewhat general)
What are the s/s of NAFLD? Answers :malaise
fatigue
How is NAFLD dx? Answers :Via liver biopsy
What is NAFLD associated with? Answers :obesity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
What can NAFLD progress to? Answers :Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
What can NASH progress to? Answers :cirrhosis
cancer
liver failure
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