Cirrhosis is the 11th leading cause of death by disease in the United States. Almost one half of these are alcohol related. About 25‚000 people die from cirrhosis each year. Description/Definition Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of normal‚ healthy liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue‚ blocking the flow of blood through the organ and preventing it from working as it should‚ as well as regenerative nodules leading to progressive loss of liver function
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Cirrhosis of the Liver Cirrhosis of the Liver: Causes‚ Detection and Prevention University of Phoenix- Online Campus Cirrhosis of the Liver is a horrible disease that takes the lives of many people every year. There are many causes‚ symptoms‚ ways to diagnose and treatments that surround this disease as well as many ways that this fatal disease can be prevented. The liver is a key organ when it comes to making the body function properly (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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Introduction Cirrhosis is a progressive chronic inflammation of the liver that typically results from severe chronic hepatitis or chronic alcoholism as we know. Cirrhosis is defined histologically as a diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules. In other words‚ The damaged hepatocytes regenerates‚ but the liver’s connective (scar) tissue regenerates faster. As a result‚ the liver becomes fatty and fibrous
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To know better about cirrhosis‚ you must understand first that cirrhosis is a circumstance when liver function has less. The diseases that lead to cirrhosis do so because they injure and kill liver cells‚ and the inflammation and repair that is associated with the dying liver cells causes scar tissue to form. The liver cells that do not die multiply in an attempt to replace the cells that have died. This results in clusters of newly-formed liver cells (regenerative nodules) within the scar tissue
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could stay sober. When a patient has advanced cirrhosis the doctor has to consider whether he thinks the patient will cope with the transplant and become sober before transplanting the organ. Liam was young and young adults tend to recover better when illness strikes and if Liam was truly determined to stop the alcoholism‚ he should have been given a transplant. Doctors had tried many alternative advanced treatments to cure the advanced cirrhosis yet Liam still needed a liver transplant‚ which
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Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Chronic Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Predisposing Factors * Age > 45 y/o * Gender (more common in male) * Asian
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CIRRHOSIS Cirrhosis of the liver refers to the scarring of liver due to poor liver function and development of various liver diseases caused by conditions such as alcohol abuse‚ buildup of fats in the liver‚ and hepatitis. In most of the cases‚ liver is able to regenerate the new liver cells when they are damaged. However‚ if the damage has occurred for a longer period of time and becomes severe‚ regeneration of the cells would be incomplete. This‚ in turn‚ leads to the formation of the scar tissues
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two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus at some point in their life‚ and approximately 350 million have become persistent carriers. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C along with cirrhosis is the cause of 80% of liver cancer. The reason I choose this topic is because I was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver 12 years ago. Alcoholism has been in my family for many generations which made a good candidate. All of the men in my father’s family drank alcoholically and most of them died due
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NON-INVASIVE PARAMETERS FOR THE DETECTION OF VARICEAL BLEED IN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS‚ AN EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARAY CARE HOSPITAL IN PAKISTAN Anam Umar (First author & corresponding author) Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: anam_umar@hotmail.com Mobile no: +923478300237 Fakhar Ali Qazi Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Email address: dr_ar_lumhs@yahoo.com Mobile no: +923332724599 Rukhsana Abdul Sattar Affiliation: Jinnah Postgraduate
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When the liver begins to deteriorate and is unable to function as it normally would because of long lasting‚ or chronic‚ injury‚ the diagnosis would is called cirrhosis. As time progresses‚ scar tissue begins to replace the healthy liver tissue and prevent proper blood flow through the liver. The largest internal organ in the human body is the liver. The liver plays a significant role in metabolism. According to the National Institute for health‚ it is stated‚ “The liver has many functions
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Forensic Science Unit One Lab Questions Shyanne Kirby Hair Detective; 1. The crime that I am investigating in this activity is‚ of a boy band called Crucial Cuts. And while they were performing on stage‚ and intruder snuck back stage and stole all of their hair products. 2. I have five hairs that were found in the boys’ room‚ as evidence. And hairs from all of the Sassy Snips. 3. Jade stole the hair products. I know this because the DNA sample taken from the crime scene matches perfectly
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Moderating variable – Example of Motivation as Moderating variable: “People are de-motivated to consume alcohol knowing the consequence that it damages the liver leads to liver cirrhosis. Perhaps behavioral therapy works better for males and cognitive therapy works better for females” Dependent variable – liver cirrhosis Independent variable – Consumption of alcohol Intervening variable – Damage to lever Moderating variable - Gender Question 2 – List and label variables in the following situation
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means liver cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis may be caused by alcohol abuse‚ autoimmune diseases of the liver‚ hepatitis B or C virus infection‚ chronic inflammation of the liver or iron overload within the body. The incidence of HCC is especially high all over Asia pacific region than Western countries is because of the prevalence of hepatitis B in Asia. It is estimated that 1 out of 10 population in Hong Kong is a hepatitis B carrier‚ and 25 % of them will eventually progress into liver cirrhosis and further
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"CIRRHOSIS Data depends on the underlying cause of the condition. ACTIVITY/REST * May report: Weakness‚ fatigue‚ exhaustion * May exhibit: Lethargy * Decreased muscle mass/tone CIRCULATION * May report: History of/recent onset of heart failure‚ pericarditis‚ rheumatic heart disease‚ or cancer (causing liver impairment leading to failure) * Easy bruising‚ nosebleeds‚ bleeding gums * May exhibit: Hypertension or hypertension (fluid shifts) * Dysrhythmias‚ extra heart
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There are many things that cause liver failure‚ but is only two that interest me most. Acute liver failure and cirrhosis of the liver because they are different but yet the same. I will be delivering the following information about these diseases. The cause the pathology‚ clinical consequences‚ evolutions‚ treatment and prognosis. Acute liver failure is the appearance of the severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease such as jaundice and indications that the liver has severe
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Toxicology Name April 9th‚ 2012 Env/410 Jennifer Ott Environmental toxicology refers to specific organs as target organs. This is an organ that has the highest probability of being affected by exposure to a specific substance. Target organ toxicity refers to the negative effects a chemical has on that target organ after entry into the body (Hodgson‚ 2010). There are multiple organs such as the liver which are targeted simply because of ease of access. Any organ that can be accessed through
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Kayser-Fleischner’s ring (more with slit lamp) Lip – cyanosis Mouth –mouth ulcers (Crohn’s)‚ candidiasis (HIV)‚ telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Randu )‚ patches of pigmentation (Peutz-Jeghers) Neck –cervical lymphadenopathy (lymphoma‚ CLL)‚ JVP (cardiac cirrhosis)‚ spider naevi Extremities Upper limb –arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis Twenty signs that may be present in patients with chronic liver disease Clubbing Dupuytren’s contracture Palmar erythema Spider naevi Flapping tremor Leuconychia Koilonychias
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Questions 1. A patient contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of the patient’s illness‚ the nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal A antibody to hepatitis D (anti-HDV). B hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). C anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG). D anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM). Correct 2. The nurse determines that administration of hepatitis B vaccine to a patient has been effective when a specimen
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the organ becomes bloated and discolored due to the fatty cells. This disease is alarming doctors because it progresses very quickly in non-alcoholics. When the fatty liver becomes inflamed and cells are damaged‚ that leads to the end stage of cirrhosis: when the liver forms a scar tissue and ultimately stops working. This is a stage that doctors don’t hope any patient gets to. Although doctors hope for the best through research‚ some imaging studies of children born from obese women‚ show that
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mild or no symptoms. Occasionally a fever‚ dark urine‚ abdominal pain‚ and yellow tinged skin is there. Early on chronic infection typically has no symptoms. Over many years however‚ it leads to liver disease and sometimes cirrhosis. A few cases‚ especially those with cirrhosis will develop complications such as liver failure‚ liver cancer etc. HCV is spread mainly by blood-to-blood contact associated with intravenous drug use‚ poorly sterilized medical equipment‚ needlestick injuries in healthcare
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