diabetes grow to have heart disease over 60 percent faster than those with out it. Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Liver disease related to alcohol consumption is involved with one of three categories: fatty liver‚ alcoholic hepatitis‚ or cirrhosis. Fatty liver‚ which occurs after acute alcohol ingestion‚ is generally reversible with abstinence and is not believed to be inclined to any chronic form of liver disease if abstinence or moderation is maintained. Alcoholic hepatitis is an acute
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inflammation. A classification based on the PIRO concept may allow the categorisation of patients into distinct pathophysiologic and prognostic groups and allow a multidimensional definition of ACLF. Keywords: Acute-on-chronic liver failure‚ cirrhosis‚ liver. INTRODUCTION An early and proper diagnosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)‚ together with the identification of indicators associated with disease severity‚ is critical for outcome prediction and therapy. Although this clinical
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only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is left causes a problem within your body. The more this happens the more likely you are to get a disease. The main diseases are‚ Fatty Liver Disease‚ Hepatitis‚ and Cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the worst out of the 3. Cirrhosis causes lumps to form and after a while your liver will have quit working. Second of all‚ bad judgment is at its worst when under the effects of alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant and slows brain activity. Even short-term alcohol
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Assessment for outcome 4 Investigation report on HIV‚ Hepatitis B and C organisations. • A description of two available resources for those affected by HIV or Hepatitis B or C. One local and one national. - The local resource I researches is Waverly Care‚ this charity provides care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C‚ and also to their partner‚ families and carers. As a big part of their work they do their best to raise awareness of these conditions and their prevention. They
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Effects of alcohol Cause and Effect Paper‚ Final Draft Causes and Effects of Alcoholism The causes and effects of alcoholism on society are far-reaching‚ tragic‚ and hard to deny. One of the many definitions of alcoholism is a primary‚ chronic disease with genetic and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. Harmful consequences from this dangerous addiction include the eventual inability of the addicted to be a productive member of society; liver and brain
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Disorders of the Digestive System Diarrhea Dysphagia Constipation Enteritis Appendicitis Flatus Tumor Gastrectomy Cirrhosis Pancreatitis Hepatitis Cholecystitis Anorexia Nervosa Cholelithiasis Bulimia Diarrhea • Is a Condition that Involves the Frequent Passing of Loose or Watery Stools - It is the Opposite of Constipation and can have Many Causes‚ which may
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Epidemiology Paper Hepatitis B Aaliyah Dorsey Hepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that causes liver disease‚ both acute and chronic. The disease can progress requiring the need for liver transplant. The rate of disease has seen a decline in the United States since the 1970’s due to routine vaccination’s‚ advances in aseptic techniques used in health care environments and public awareness. The public health nurses role is important in the communication and implementation of health initiatives
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Negative Effects of Alcohol Team Two University of Phoenix Negative Effects of Alcohol Many alcohol consumers only think about the positive effects of consuming alcohol‚ the pleasurable time they will have with their friends. Little do they know‚ about the negative effects alcohol carries with it. This research will discus the negative effects alcohol has regarding: addiction‚ genetics‚ health‚ family‚ and advertisement. “Alcohol addiction is a physiological dependence on alcohol” (National
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caused by infected blood‚ similar to the HIV virus. There are at least six different hepatitis viruses: A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F. However‚ I am going to focus mainly on the most common types (A‚ B and C). Type C is the riskiest virus. It leads to liver cirrhosis‚ liver cancer and liver failure. On the other hand‚ hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted sexually through blood and other body fluids‚ it can be prevented with vaccination and also with condoms. Hepatitis A infects the human liver and causes
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factors involved in the development and progression of chronic infection are incompletely not completely understood‚ a number of studies have identified variables that contribute to progressive liver disease. The rate of progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis after initial infection with HCV appears to be higher in men and lower in women‚ particularly younger women. Evidence for this comes mostly from retrospective analyses of two large outbreaks of hepatitis C that occurred among pregnant women who received
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