MIP 315A Lecture Notes - Portal Hypertension, Coeliac Disease, Liver Disease

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Villi lost surface area drops much less can be absorbed. If gluten is not in system, villi will be present. Atp metabolism is screwed up cell pumps dependent on atp fail water does not get absorbed. Know the symptoms of liver disease and their causes. Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas produce things which empty into small intestine. Protein production (most of those that are in the blood) Veins go from gut and stomach directly to liver. Liver problems blood does not flow easily. Varicose veins in the gut, have a tendency to bleed. Can be drained, but will come back unless something is done to fix liver function. Heme is broken into biliverdin broken into bilirubin. Bilirubin normally binds to albumin, travels to liver, combined into bile. With liver disease, albumin is not as available to pick up bilirubin. Characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture into abnormal nodules. Among top 10 causes of death in developed world.

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