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HE? Eat Poop!!!!

Cirrhosis Complication Falls to ‘Poop Capsule’ It’s a lot to swallow but pilot study shows benefit for hepatic encephalopathy VIENNA – Patients who swallowed fecal microbiota capsules had fewer attacks of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, a devastating complication of liver cirrhosis, in a placebo-controlled pilot trial reported here. During the study’s 6-month course and follow-up, 11 serious…

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What Causes Hepatic Encephalopathy?

What Causes Hepatic Encephalopathy? Hepatic encephalopathy is a worsening of brain function that occurs when the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances in the blood. Causes Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis ) and conditions in…

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Complications of Cirrhosis: Ascites, Hepatic Encephalopathy, and Variceal Hemorrhage

Complications of Cirrhosis Anuja Choure William D. Carey Ascites Definition and Etiology Ascites is defined as the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. It is a common clinical finding, with various extraperitoneal and peritoneal causes (Box 1), but it most often results from liver cirrhosis. The development of ascites in a cirrhotic patient generally…

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What is Hepatic Encephalopathy?

What is Hepatic Encephalopathy? Hepatic coma; Encephalopathy – hepatic Hepatic encephalopathy is a worsening of brain function that occurs when the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances in the blood. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function…

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What Are the Treatments for Portal Hypertension?

What Are the Treatments for Portal Hypertension? The portal vein carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver. If this vein becomes blocked by cirrhosis which is a scarring of the liver or by a blood clot the pressure inside the vein increases. This increase in pressure is called portal hypertension. When blood flow…

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Hepatic Encephalopathy from MedlinePlus

Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy is a worsening of brain function that occurs when the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances in the blood. Causes Hepatic encephalopathy is caused by disorders that affect the liver. These include disorders that reduce liver function (such as cirrhosis or hepatitis) and conditions in which blood circulation…

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Hepatic Encephalopathy – Must Read!

Hepatic Encephalopathy – Must Read! An earlier approach to lowering ammonia levels—that is, seriously limiting the protein intake of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis—is no longer recommended because it can lead to a reduction in the patient’s muscle mass. Maintaining muscle mass is important because, as mentioned above, a chemical reaction that removes free ammonia from…

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Hepatic encephalopathy – awesome article

Hepatic encephalopathy – awesome article Author: David C Wolf, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Westchester Medical Center, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College Contributor Information and Disclosures Updated: Mar 25, 2010 Definition Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients…

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Hepatic Encephalopathy

Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy (sometimes hepatoencephalopathy or portosystemic encephalopathy) is a potentially-reversible neuropsychiatric abnormality in the setting of liver failure, whether chronic (as in cirrhosis), or acutely. It can be diagnosed only after exclusion of other neurological, psychiatric, infectious, and metabolic etiologies. With severe liver impairment, toxic substances normally removed by the liver accumulate in…

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