NUTR 4040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Esophageal Varices, Portal Hypertension, Portal Vein
29 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
All diseases of the liver are associated with nausea, vomiting and anorexia. Alcohol metabolized to fat fat stays in liver. Liver overwhelmed by alcohol and is not able to make lipoproteins, which deliver ffa to the body, so fat accumulated in liver. Can also be seen in starvation, parenteral nutrition, hepatitis, t2dm, obesity. Most common sign is hepatomegaly (enlarge liver), portal hypertension, bleeding in the esophageal varices and low serum albumin. Same symptoms of steatosis plus fever and wt. loss. Can resolve with abstinence of alcohol and adequate nutrition. 3 stage) cirrhosis (scared tissue = not functioning and blocked liver flow) End-stage, chronic inflammation leads to fibrosis and necrosis (death of liver cells) Health tissue replaced by scare tissue blocks flow, resulting in liver not function. Symptoms: fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, pem. Portal hypertension: high pressure in the vein that carry nutrition from digestive tract.
