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Should Those With Hepatitis C Get a Swine Flu Shot?
New Therapies Sought For Alcoholic Hepatitis
Melatonin May Be Served As Potential Anti-fibrotic Drug
Patrick Swayze - an inspiration to us all
What is Pruritus?
Albumin, the portable liver
Ascites and Albumin
Cirrhosis - another view - interesting
Cirrhosis - the unspeakable disease
Mark's Story
Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 3
Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 2
What is Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)
Blueberries Offer Hope for Hepatitis C
Acupuncture May Smooth Liver Transplant Recovery
A Cure for Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C Antibody Begins Human Testing
Minerals and their Deficiency Symptoms
Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies
Cirrhosis - A Treatment??
Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 1
Happy Birthday Staci
Cirrhosis as per Wikipedia
Possible Treatment for Hepatic Encephalopothy
What is Hepatic Encephalopathy?
This site discussion forum
Coffee beneficial to Liver Function
What is Jaundice?
What is Hemochromatosis?
Liver Diseases and their Symptoms
Fatty Liver Disease Is Cureable
Alcoholic Liver Disease Can Be Treated
Liver Blood Test ALT/AST Enzyme Values
Adult to Adult Living Donor Transplantation
Information about Cirrhosis
Hepatitis C and the Impact on the Liver
What is a Myoclonus - A Quick, Involuntary Muscle Jerk.
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Good Introduction to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Itching with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part II. Complications and Treatment
He Just Can't Do It
June 25th 2009 - A day to remember.
What is Vitamin B1 Deficiency?
Prognosis in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Hepatitis Using MELD: Results
Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome Part 1
Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome Part 2
Cirrhosis for sufferers and Caregivers
Liver Disease FAQ
Looking at Liver Function Bloodwork
Hepatitis C
High and Low White Blood Cell Count
Liver Transplantation
Consequences of Alcohol Use - Needs Editing
Another Day in Paradise - by Algernon2/Dave
It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking
Sodium Potassium Calcium Imbalance
What causes Cirrhosis?
Ascites - A Good overall Article
What is INR?
What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)?
Organ Transplants - 101
Low Sodium Diet
What is Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis and Hepatitis C?
What is HCV (Hepatitis C Virus)?
What is Sustained Response?
What is it Portal Hypertension?
What is Toxic Encephalopathy?
What is Adult Primary Liver Cancer?
What is Hepatic Encephalopathy?
What is a Liver Biopsy?
What is Viral Hepatitis?
What is Albumin?
What Is Bilirubin?
What is a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) or (T.I.P.S.)?
Gynecomastia - Breast Development in Men
What do I need to know about Liver Transplantation?
Alcohol - He Just Couldn't Stop - No Matter What
What is Portal Hypertension
Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
What do I need to know about Hepatitis C
Liver Biopsy
Cirrhosis Primer - An Excellent General Article
Ascites - The Fluid in the Abdomen
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)
Concerns about Liver Disease
What is Cirrhosis?
Diet and Weight Loss with Cirrhosis
Catabolic Wasting
Umbilical Hernia
Transplantation for Liver Cancer
The Stages of Cirrhosis
Ascites Fluid, What do the colors mean?
MELD/PELD calculator
Paracentisis and ascites
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid seems t play a major role in treatment of cirrhosis, namely for Hepatic Encephalopathy. If you have read my ra...
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Should Those With Hepatitis C Get a Swine Flu Shot?
Should Those With Hepatitis C Get a Swine Flu Shot? September 28, 2009 Just in time for flu season, swine flu vaccines will be distribu...
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New Therapies Sought For Alcoholic Hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Severe alcohol-related liver disease carries a poor prognosis....
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Melatonin May Be Served As Potential Anti-fibrotic Drug
Melatonin May Be Served As Potential Anti-fibrotic Drug ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2009) — In China, the incidence of liver cirrhosis is still...
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Patrick Swayze - an inspiration to us all
I make no apologies for posting this article here. For all of us who have been either diagnosed with a fatal disease, or are close to som...
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What is Pruritus?
ITCHING!!!!! Causes of generalised itching Many tumours, particularly those of the Lymph node system release an unknown chemical which ...
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Albumin, the portable liver
Albumin is pretty amazing stuff. Made up of hundreds of amino acids albumin undertakes a multitude of the livers functions while 'patroll...
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Ascites and Albumin
I am often guilty of posting information, especially on this site which I post 'cos it looks interesting but never really go back and stu...
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Cirrhosis - another view - interesting
Cirrhosis Basic facts about the liver Your liver, the largest organ in your body, weighs about three pounds and is roughly the size of ...
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Cirrhosis - the unspeakable disease
Hands up all those who willingly admit to anyone they have cirrhosis of the liver!!!! Not many hands on show I reckon.....true??? Cirrh...
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Can Vitamin B-12 Help Hepatitis-Related Fatigue?
Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 4
What is Portal Hypertension - a better article
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin 2
Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin 1
HEPATITIS C CIRRHOSIS—NOT NECESSARILY A TERMINAL DISEASE
Hepatitis C - Wikipedia
Chronic Hepatitis C - Current Disease Management Part 2
Chronic Hepatitis C - Current Disease Management Part 1
The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival - but applies to anything terminal
Can Vitamin B-12 Help Hepatitis-Related Fatigue? September 8, 2009Printer-friendly version To ease the exhaustion typical of hepatitis, ...
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Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 4
Here we go again, continuing our little exploration of the intestines etc. Umm, where to start?? This series of ramblings started out wit...
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What is Portal Hypertension - a better article
Portal hypertension is an increase in the pressure within the portal vein (the vein that carries blood from the digestive organs to the l...
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Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin 2
Currently I have what I can only describe as day/night reversal, or what Linda calls 'sundowners'. I am tired during the day and awake at...
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Sleep disorders linked to Melatonin 1
Currently I have what I can only describe as day/night reversal, or what Linda calls 'sundowners'. I am tired during the day and awake at...
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HEPATITIS C CIRRHOSIS—NOT NECESSARILY A TERMINAL DISEASE
HEPATITIS C CIRRHOSIS—NOT NECESSARILY A TERMINAL DISEASE Kia Saeian MD1 and K Rajender Reddy MD, FACP2 1Division of Gastroenterology an...
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Hepatitis C - Wikipedia
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).[1] The infection is often asymptomatic, ...
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Chronic Hepatitis C - Current Disease Management Part 2
Many attempts have been made to identify patients who have a rapid response to treatment and who might be able to stop peginterferon and ...
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Chronic Hepatitis C - Current Disease Management Part 1
Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management On this page: Risk Factors and Transmission Clinical Symptoms and Signs Serologic Tests...
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The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival - but applies to anything terminal
- The Ten Commandments for Cancer Survival - by Paul H. Klein 1. Thou shalt regard the word, "Cancer", as exactly that: a word. Nothing...
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Mark's Story
MarkE's Blog on the story behind my Liver Disease; Started; 04/27/09 I'm telling everyone here at DS the whole story of my life. As it w...
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Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 3
There is an old Irish joke about a traveler trying to make his way to Dublin and he stops and asks an Irishman the way. The Irishman thin...
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Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 2
OK, in the first 'issue' of this subject, I tried to explain why I had issues with lactulose as a treatment for encephalopathy. The main ...
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What is Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)
Hepatorenal syndrome From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hepatorenal syndrome (often abbreviated HRS) is a life-threatening medical ...
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Blueberries Offer Hope for Hepatitis C
Blueberries Offer Hope for Hepatitis C Japanese researchers have found evidence that an extract from blueberry leaves hinders Hepatitis ...
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Acupuncture May Smooth Liver Transplant Recovery
Acupuncture May Smooth Liver Transplant Recovery July 30, 2009Printer-friendly version As major surgery requiring general anesthesia, a ...
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A Cure for Hepatitis C?
A Cure for Hepatitis C? May 25, 2007Printer-friendly version Spring 2007 brought a wave of health-related news professing a cure for Hep...
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Hepatitis C Antibody Begins Human Testing
Hepatitis C Antibody Begins Human Testing August 10, 2009Printer-friendly version Possibly representing a new era in Hepatitis C treatme...
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Minerals and their Deficiency Symptoms
But, as important as vitamins are, they can do nothing for your body without minerals. Vitamins cannot be assimilated without the aid of ...
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Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies
Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies Keep in mind that physical attributes of Eating Disorders are caused by a variety of factors such as...
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Cirrhosis - A Treatment??
I had to post this. If you read it carefully, this article confirms what I have been saying about TREATING cirrhosis through dietary mean...
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Lactulose - an Explosive Issue Part 1
A ramble........... I have some issues with lactulose. I have some major issues with understanding encephalopathy, least being how to sp...
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Happy Birthday Staci
With a promise of many, many more to come!!! :-)
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Cirrhosis as per Wikipedia
Cirrhosis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of live...
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Possible Treatment for Hepatic Encephalopothy
From the papers about cirrhosis not being a disease, the following would constitute a vitamin and mineral regimen to deal with HE. Encep...
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What is Hepatic Encephalopathy?
Hepatic Encephalopathy Roger F. Butterworth, Ph.D., D.Sc. Roger F. Butterworth, Ph.D., D.Sc., is scientific director of the Neuroscienc...
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This site discussion forum
Hi folks, Welcome to the 'chatty' part of LLD, where any general stuff, such as questions about the site, questions about liver disease, ...
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Coffee beneficial to Liver Function
Coffee’s Liver Benefits The healthcare community has done its fair share of investigating the effects of drinking coffee, and a subsequ...
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What is Jaundice?
Jaundice is not a disease but rather a sign that can occur in many different diseases. Jaundice is the yellowish staining of the skin and...
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What is Hemochromatosis?
Hemochromatosis is a disorder of iron regulation – it is an inherited disease where excess "free" iron is deposited in various organs inc...
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Liver Diseases and their Symptoms
Your liver is incredibly resilient. It's normally very good at repairing and replacing its own cells when they're damaged. But if you hav...
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Fatty Liver Disease Is Cureable
Surprisingly, a fatty liver doesn’t necessarily come from eating a fatty diet. Fatty liver disease is indeed the build-up of fat in the l...
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Alcoholic Liver Disease Can Be Treated
The liver is an organ that is vital to the human body. Without a healthy, functioning liver the human body can only last up to 24 hours. ...
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Liver Blood Test ALT/AST Enzyme Values
Liver Blood Test Medical Author: Siamak Nabili, MD, MPH Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr., MD, FACP, FACR Introduction to liver blo...
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Adult to Adult Living Donor Transplantation
Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Emmet B. Keeffe, M.D. Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California Liver t...
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Information about Cirrhosis
Information about Cirrhosis, symptoms etc. Cirrhosis Many Causes The onset of cirrhosis is often 'silent' with few specific symptoms.....
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Hepatitis C and the Impact on the Liver
How the Liver Works adapted from The Hepatitis C Help Book The liver, the second largest organ (only the skin is larger), is like a sh...
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What is a Myoclonus - A Quick, Involuntary Muscle Jerk.
This is what the Mayo Clinic has to say about it: Definition Myoclonus refers to a quick, involuntary muscle jerk. For example, hiccups...
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic liver disease cau...
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Good Introduction to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a condition that slowly damages the bile ducts in the liver. In time, the f...
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Itching with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Just about as common as fatigue in PBC, itching (pruritus) of the skin affects 66% of patients at some time during the disease. The itchi...
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Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation JOEL J. HEIDELBAUGH, M.D., and MICHAEL BRUDERLY, M.D. University of...
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Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part II. Complications and Treatment
Cirrhosis and Chronic Liver Failure: Part II. Complications and Treatment JOEL J. HEIDELBAUGH, M.D., and MARYANN SHERBONDY, M.D. Universi...
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He Just Can't Do It
Chelsey Ann graciously allowed me to copy a part of her journal and place it on this site. She writes clearly and with meaning and packs ...
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June 25th 2009 - A day to remember.
Poor Farrah Fawcett didn't make it, poorer (pun?) Michael Jackson didn't make it either and I had a doctors appointment. My GI doctor, C...
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What is Vitamin B1 Deficiency?
In my quest to find a solution to the problems I and many others face with Cirrhosis, I posted an article at the weekend about Cirrhosis ...
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Prognosis in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Hepatitis Using MELD: Results
Prognosis in Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Hepatitis Using MELD: Results Clinical Biochemical Parameters and MELD Score The MELD score...
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Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome Part 1
This is simply he most amazing piece of work I have come across since I started looking into cirrhosis. Careful reading is necessary, it ...
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Alcoholic Cirrhosis as a Syndrome Part 2
For encephalopathy there are three predominant interventions: Restricted protein intake: When thinking of protein restriction, think of ...
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Cirrhosis for sufferers and Caregivers
I won't normally post links on this forum, mainly because I find them irritating so I (selfishly) assume everyone else does. However, in ...
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Liver Disease FAQ
Q How does liver disease affect nutrition? A Many chronic liver diseases are associated with malnutrition. The most common is cirrhosis, ...
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Looking at Liver Function Bloodwork
Looking at Liver Function Bloodwork When you go for a physical, your healthcare practitioner frequently orders blood tests. Many folks fi...
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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV).[1] The infection is often asymptomatic, ...
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High and Low White Blood Cell Count
I found this article after talking to someone whose husband had a temperature of 102 and a white blood cell count of > 20,000. The nor...
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Liver Transplantation
Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers : Definition Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liv...
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Consequences of Alcohol Use - Needs Editing
The widespread and increasing use of alcohol in a majority of communities in the Region is drawing attention to the public health consequ...
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Another Day in Paradise - by Algernon2/Dave
I have entered a new world. As in the song by Phil Collins, I was the man walking past the anguished and now I am one. In some respects,...
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It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking
It Is Never Too Late To Stop Drinking, According To Researchers ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2009) — Where there is life there is hope and it i...
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Sodium Potassium Calcium Imbalance
Problems With Electrolyte Balance The level of any electrolyte in the blood can become too high or too low. The main electrolytes in the...
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What causes Cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis Causes Cirrhosis can be caused by a number of conditions, including long-standing inflammation, poisons, infections, and heart...
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Ascites - A Good overall Article
Ascites Ascites is the accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in the abdominal cavity. A small amount of fluid is normal and helps...
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What is INR?
PT and INR Also known as: Prothrombin Time, Pro Time, Protime Formal name: Prothrombin Time and International Normalized Ratio Related t...
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What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)?
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic liver disease that slowly destroys the bile ducts within the liver (intrahepatic bile ducts)...
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Organ Transplants - 101
Why might I need an organ transplant? Each organ in your body performs a vital function. Although not all organs can be transplanted, whe...
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Low Sodium Diet
Many foods are very high in Sodium which retains fluid, so bad for ascites. The following is some guidelines. Guidelines for a Low Sodiu...
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What is Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis and Hepatitis C?
What is Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis and Hepatitis C? Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. One frequent cause is viruses. The most commo...
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What is HCV (Hepatitis C Virus)?
What is HCV (Hepatitis C Virus)? When we are infected with the Hepatitis C virus, our body will start to produce antibodies to try to des...
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What is Sustained Response?
What is Sustained Response? Definition: During the course of antiviral therapy for hepatitis C, patients may show varying degrees of re...
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What is it Portal Hypertension?
What is it Portal Hypertension? Increased portal vein pressure caused by intrinsic liver disease or obstruction in the extrahepatic port...
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What is Toxic Encephalopathy?
What is Toxic Encephalopathy? Encephalopathy is defined as any degenerative disease of the brain. This is a nonspecific term and there a...
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What is Adult Primary Liver Cancer?
Adult primary liver cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells start to grow in the tissues of the liver. The liver is one of ...
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What is Hepatic Encephalopathy?
What is Hepatic Encephalopathy? Alternative names: hepatic coma; encephalopathy - hepatic Definition: A group of symptoms that may occu...
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What is a Liver Biopsy?
What is a Liver Biopsy? Liver biopsy is a diagnostic procedure used to obtain a small amount of liver tissue, which can be examined unde...
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What is Viral Hepatitis?
What is Viral Hepatitis? Viral hepatitis is an infection by a virus that primarily affects the liver. The liver is inflamed and becomes ...
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What is Albumin?
What is Albumin? Albumin is a protein manufactured by the liver. WHAT DOES ALBUMIN DO? Albumin performs many functions including maint...
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What Is Bilirubin?
What Is Bilirubin? Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemaglobin, the substance in blood that carries oxygen. Normally when blood cells...
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What is a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) or (T.I.P.S.)?
What is a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)? What are some common uses of the procedure? How should I prepare? What do...
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Gynecomastia - Breast Development in Men
Definition of Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is an abnormal enlargement of one or both breasts in men. Milk production may or may not be pres...
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What do I need to know about Liver Transplantation?
What I need to know about Liver Transplantation On this page: What does my liver do? What are the signs of liver problems? What is live...
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Alcohol - He Just Couldn't Stop - No Matter What
He knew the only way to save his life was to quit drinking, but he just couldn't stop, no matter how he tried. His name was Bobby. He was...
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What is Portal Hypertension
Portal hypertension is a condition caused by liver disease. It's a type of high blood pressure (hypertension), but instead of affecting t...
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Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
What causes bleeding in the digestive tract? How is bleeding in the digestive tract recognized? How is bleeding in the digestive tract di...
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What do I need to know about Hepatitis C
What is hepatitis C? What is the liver? What causes hepatitis C? Who gets hepatitis C? How could I get hepatitis C? What are the symptoms...
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Liver Biopsy
Recovery After the biopsy, the physician will put a bandage over the incision and have you lie on your right side, pressed against a tow...
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Cirrhosis Primer - An Excellent General Article
Some encouraging words: A common question asked when people are told they have cirrhosis is "How long have I got?" That is a difficult ...
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Ascites - The Fluid in the Abdomen
Occurring in advanced cirrhosis is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity and a significant reduction in serum albumin, and re...
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (sometimes hepatoencephalopathy or portosystemic encephalopathy) is a potentially-reversible neuropsychiatric abno...
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Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)
In some patients, type 1 HRS develops spontaneously without any identifiable precipitating factor, whereas in others it can occur in clos...
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Concerns about Liver Disease
Liver failure results in impairment of many functions we take for granted. Liver failure mostly arises slowly, over many years, but its p...
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What is Cirrhosis?
What is Cirrhosis? The term cirrhosis is derived from the Greek term scirrhus and is used to describe the orange or tawny surface of the...
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Diet and Weight Loss with Cirrhosis
Does anyone have any good ideas on how to regain weight and body mass? I'm was only a slim guy before being hit with cirrhosis in Nov 200...
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Catabolic Wasting
In discussions about diet etc, I think I mentioned that despite what I ate I could not put on weight. I was talking tonight with one of m...
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Umbilical Hernia
What is a hernia? A hernia is a hole in the abdominal wall. This hole allows the protrusion of a structure that is supposed to be within ...
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Transplantation for Liver Cancer
William Chapman, MD treats patients at : Center for Advanced Medicine 4921 Parkview Place St. Louis MO 63110 and Barnes-Jewish West Coun...
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The Stages of Cirrhosis
There are four stages of chronic liver disease. 1. The commonest and mildest form of liver damage is a ‘fatty’ liver. This can be identi...
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Ascites Fluid, What do the colors mean?
The fluid should be yellow, straw, like a larger (beer) and fairly clear. Cloudy fluid could indicate bacterial peritonitis. Green flui...
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MELD/PELD calculator
MELD Calculator The MELD score (Mayo End stage Livr Disease) is a score used to calculate the 90 day survival chances for people sufferi...
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Paracentisis and ascites
Paracentesis and Ascites Fluid Analysis THE PROCEDURE: A relatively simple bedside procedure in which one inserts a needle into the a...
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Treatment of Ascites using Albumin
What can I say. From my own analysis of my own condition earlier this year I concluded that increasing protein in diet would help with or...
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Is there still a need for albumin infusions to treat patients with liver disease?
Is there still a need for albumin infusions to treat patients with liver disease? The course of patients with cirrhosis is frequently co...
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Liver Tests - A Good Article
LIVER TESTS The purpose of this page is to assist people to understand the reasons for the tests that are generally performed and make s...
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