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This may be acute or chronic and cause inflammation on the pancreas |
Pancreatitus |
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There are 3 digestive enzymes that are delivered from the common bile duct into the small intestines |
Amalyse Lipase Trypsin |
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What is the most important pancreatic enzyme |
Amalyse |
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Tumor of the pancreas often cause obstruction of the pancreatic duct causing |
Symptoms similar to Acute pancreatitis |
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A patient was diagnosed with 3-12 months to live. It is often widespread in the gi and before it is diagnosed with a very poor prognosis . What type of cancer is this |
Pancreatic cancer |
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There is no cure for cirrhosis but what other medical management is there |
Vitamin k supplement iv and im Fluid and sodium restrictions Blood transfusions Liver transplant considered Test serum levels to prevent hepatic encephalopathy |
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What is most likely present when ast and alt are found together in elevated amounts in the blood |
Liver damage |
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This enzyme is almost excessively found and is formally known as |
Alt and sgpt |
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AST enzymes are also found where and what are they formally known as |
Muscles and other organs besides the liver and sgot |
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What are the two main liver enzymes in the blood that the lft test for |
AST and alt |
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When liver cells are damaged or destroyed the enzymes in the cells leak into the blood . What test can this be measured by |
Liver fx test AST and alt levels |
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T or f Most ammonia is formed in the body when protein is broke down by bacteria in the intestines the liver converts ammonia to urea which is eliminated in the urine |
True |
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Ammonia test measure |
The amount of ammonia in the blood |
