Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. If long-lasting it is termed chronic liver disease. Although the diseases differ... 29 KB (2,825 words) - 07:05, 10 March 2024 |
Cirrhosis (redirect from End-stage liver disease) Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is the impaired liver function caused by the formation of scar... 108 KB (11,145 words) - 11:43, 27 March 2024 |
Chronic liver disease in the clinical context is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneration of... 9 KB (886 words) - 21:32, 24 March 2024 |
produced by the liver in response to injury or inflammation. The most common chronic liver disease is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects an... 84 KB (9,983 words) - 02:54, 28 March 2024 |
of intact liver function. Most liver diseases cause only mild symptoms initially, but these diseases must be detected early. Hepatic (liver) involvement... 24 KB (2,897 words) - 16:00, 15 January 2024 |
Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs (such as jaundice) of liver disease, and indicates that the... 37 KB (4,266 words) - 16:05, 10 January 2024 |
971 Acute liver disease rarely results in pain, but may result in jaundice. Infectious liver disease may cause a fever. Chronic liver disease may result... 23 KB (2,437 words) - 15:23, 13 March 2024 |
Hepatotoxicity (redirect from Toxic liver disease) toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage. Drug-induced liver injury is a cause of acute and chronic liver disease caused specifically by medications... 39 KB (4,060 words) - 11:22, 24 March 2024 |
Hepatocellular carcinoma (redirect from Liver neoplasms) occurs in people with cirrhosis of the liver, risk factors generally include factors which cause chronic liver disease that may lead to cirrhosis. Still,... 85 KB (9,610 words) - 04:44, 19 March 2024 |
Primary biliary cholangitis (redirect from Cholestatic liver disease) cirrhosis, is an autoimmune disease of the liver. It results from a slow, progressive destruction of the small bile ducts of the liver, causing bile and other... 56 KB (5,751 words) - 17:46, 31 January 2024 |
The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, or MELD, is a scoring system for assessing the severity of chronic liver disease. It was initially developed to... 10 KB (1,098 words) - 06:52, 23 November 2023 |
Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver... 59 KB (6,601 words) - 04:48, 22 March 2024 |
Liver regeneration is the process by which the liver is able to replace lost liver tissue. The liver is the only visceral organ with the capacity to regenerate... 15 KB (1,871 words) - 06:57, 9 February 2024 |
Hepatitis (redirect from Liver inflammation) later in the disease process and is typically a sign of advanced disease. Chronic hepatitis interferes with hormonal functions of the liver which can result... 164 KB (16,797 words) - 12:54, 2 February 2024 |
Hepatology (redirect from Liver doctor) liver damage Abnormal blood test suggesting liver disease Enzyme defects leading to bigger liver in children commonly named storage disease of liver Jaundice... 12 KB (1,128 words) - 17:00, 28 October 2023 |
Hypoalbuminemia (section Liver disease) a result of another disease process such as malnutrition as a result of severe anorexia nervosa, sepsis, cirrhosis in the liver, nephrotic syndrome in... 23 KB (2,561 words) - 17:10, 11 February 2024 |
Ferritin (section In chronic liver diseases) advanced chronic liver disease. As a consequence, elevated hepatic and serum ferritin levels are consistently reported in chronic liver diseases. Studies showed... 42 KB (4,982 words) - 14:05, 2 March 2024 |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (redirect from Walter Payton's Disease) Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a long-term progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the... 36 KB (3,993 words) - 09:57, 3 December 2023 |