Cirrhosis Basics The liver is one of the most important organs in your body and weighs about 3 pounds. * It sits in the upper right side of the abdomen‚ below the ribs. * The functions of the liver include: * Making bile. * Changing food into energy. * Cleaning alcohol and poisons from your system. * Cirrhosis occurs when the liver is permanently scarred or injured by chronic conditions and diseases. * The scar tissue that forms in cirrhosis harms the structure
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Medical Assistant Gladys Maria Shafer February 19‚ 2013 Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver‚ which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed
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Cabugao Institute CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER : THE ABNORMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LIVER By: Benedict C. Piamonte IV-PROGRESS A Research Paper in English IV Presented to Mrs. Susana S. Gazmen February 24‚ 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank to my friends‚ my classmates‚ especially to my teacher Mrs. Susana S. Gazmen for sharing her time in preparing this research paper successfully and to the teacher in library‚ librarian Mrs. Maricel Galamgam who allowed me to do
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Hepatic disease is a term that indicates damage to the cells‚ tissues‚ structure‚ or liver function‚ and this damage can be induced by biological factors (bacteria‚ virus‚ and parasites) and autoimmune diseases (immune hepatitis‚ primary biliary cirrhosis)‚ as well as by the action of different chemicals‚ such as some drugs [high doses of paracetamol (PCM) and antitubercular drugs]‚ toxic compounds [carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)‚ thioacetamide‚ dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)‚ D-galactosamine/lipopolysaccharide
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increasing distention of the abdomen. This has not been acute but has been an accumulative process. Significant Medical History: Significant for liver cirrhosis‚ diabetes mellitus type 2‚ alcohol abuse‚ and chronic pancreatitis. Pt states she has not been on medications for one year. Primary Diagnosis: Tense ascites due to cirrhosis Surgical Procedure and Date (if any at this admission): Diet Ordered: Rationale: Diab-sodium
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of the liver you can get from alcohol: Alcoholic cirrhosis‚ Alcoholic hepatitis and Fatty liver (all of these are deadly!!!). The physical effects of alcoholism are bad. Excessive in-take and extended use of alcohol can cause serious disturbances in body chemistry. "Many alcoholics exhibit swollen and tender livers. Drinking large amounts of alcohol during a long period of time without a healthy diet may cause serious liver damage‚ such as cirrhosis of the liver." Alcoholism also causes
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higher coffee consumption have a slower rate of fibrosis* than those who drink less coffee. Caffeine consumption is related to less severe fibrosis in patients scheduled for liver biopsy. Coffee consumption is related to slower development of cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Patients with Hepatitis C-related liver disease‚ who have a higher consumption of coffee‚ have a lower rate of disease progression than those drinking less coffee. However‚ patient studies should be interpreted
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Hematemesis and melena h. Admitting Diagnosis: Hepatitis B infection i. Final Diagnosis: Esophageal varices s/t liver cirrhosis s/t chronic hepatitis B infection j. Date and Time of Admission: 3/3/13 07:00 am k. Attending Physician: Dr. Maralit History a. History of present illness Patient RA is a 44 year old male with a know case of liver cirrhosis with esophageal varices secondary to chronic hepatitis B infection. He was apparently asymptomatic until one day prior to admission
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The Physical Effects of Alcohol on the Body Alcoholism is a disease which‚ in many cases‚ appears to be a genetically transmitted biochemical defect. However‚ in other instances‚ it appears to be caused by overwhelming bombardment of the physiology of the body by repeated episodes of heavy drinking resulting in the incapacity to handle alcohol normally. Psychological and/or social pressures may aggravate the disease. It is characterized by a typical progression of drinking behavior that requires
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Hemochromatosis is a genetic disease in which there is too much iron that builds up in your body‚ this is referred to as an iron overload. Iron is an essential nutrient found in many foods but can be toxic to our bodies if we have to much. “Normally‚ humans absorb about 8-10% of the iron found in foods that they eat.” People with Hemochromatosis can absorb up to four times more iron than a normal human being. Since our bodies have no natural way to get rid of the extra iron‚ it gets stored in your
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