Why liver my palpable?

• Because in this case the baby’s hepatomegaly

• What is the relationsip between hepatomegaly and malnutrition
of protein?
• Answer : decrease of protein While, hepatomegaly occurs due to
lack of protein. If there is a shortage of protein, then a decrease
in lipoprotein formation. This makes the decrease in HDL and
LDL. Because the decrease in HDL and LDL, the fat in the liver is
difficult to be transported to the tissues, eventually the
accumulation of fat in the liver. Due to lack of protein is an non
essential amino acid the body needs increasing, causing an
increase in the larger work of hepatocyte cell and cause
hepatomegally
 Decrease in
Decrease supply Decrease HDL
lipoprotein
of protein and LDL
formation

liver is difficult to
be transported to hepatomegaly
the tissues
 Excessive
Lack Supply of an increase in the
production of
amino acid non larger work of hepatomegaly
amino acid essential
essential hepatocyte cell
produced by liver