Dec 12, 2012 - comments
My Gastro has this plastic, pull apart model of the liver in various stages of fibrosis in one of the exam rooms. It is in sections and could be a child's toy if it were not so gross looking. Stage F0 = no fibrosis is not one of the sections. I guess it would look smooth and shiny
The model is these four sections. If I have to wait too long I put on a pair of exam gloves and pull the sections apart. Once I tried to fit them together in a different order and they got stuck. I could not fix it. Finally I was able to pull the two pieces apart when I put the model between my feet and pulled. I fell backward into this thing of brochures and they went everywhere. There were brochures in Spanish and brochures in English. There was a ton of stuff on Hepatitis B. It took me a good ten minutes to put everything back.
Stage F1 = mild fibrosis. • looks kind of textured but the chunk of plastic pretty much feels smooth
Stage F2 = moderate fibrosis. • feels textured and is darker
Stage F3 = bridging fibrosis • looks like a rotting brownie with raisins
Stage F4 = cirrhosis • looks like a rotting brownie with raisins and walnuts
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