Posts Tagged ‘symptoms’

What are Esophageal Varices?

Esophageal varices Esophageal varices are abnormal, enlarged veins in the tube that connects the throat and stomach (esophagus). This condition occurs most often in people with serious liver diseases. Esophageal varices develop when normal blood flow to the liver is blocked by a clot or scar tissue in the liver. To go around the blockages,…

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What Is Ascites?

What is ascites? Ascites is the accumulation of fluid (usually serous fluid which is a pale yellow and clear fluid) that accumulates in the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity. The abdominal cavity is located below the chest cavity, separated from it by the diaphragm. Ascitic fluid can have many sources such as liver disease, cancers, congestive heart…

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Dark Urine Could Indicate a Liver Problem

Dark Urine Could Indicate a Liver Problem February 14th, 2014 Urine that is orange, amber or brown might signify liver disease. Know what you can rule out and which other symptoms might point to the same conclusion. Dark Urine Could Indicate a Liver Problem By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. Liver disease is becoming one of the…

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High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis

High Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Cirrhosis HEPATOLOGY, February 1998, p. 339-345, Vol. 27, No. 2 Original Articles Juan Córdoba1, Juan Cabrera1, Louis Lataif1, Plamen Penev2, Phyllis Zee2, and Andrés T. Blei1 From Northwestern University, and the Departments of 1 Medicine and 2 Neurology, the Sleep Laboratory at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Lakeside VA Medical…

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How to Recognize Cirrhosis (with pictures)

How to Recognize Cirrhosis (with pictures) Trichrome stain of micrograph of liver tissue highlighting bridging fibrosis surrounding regenerative liver nodules, diagnostic of cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is the end result of liver injury characterised by distortion of the hepatic architecture by extensive fibrosis and the formation of regenerative nodules with chronic inflammation of the liver tissues. Cirrhosis…

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Symptoms of Liver Failure from Alcohol

Symptoms of Liver Failure from Alcohol If you have been involved in heavy drinking for many years, it’s high time to go through various symptoms of liver failure from alcohol so that you can be aware of your medical health, should the worst case scenario of liver failure hits you sooner or later. The largest…

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Liver Diseases and their Symptoms

Liver Diseases and their Symptoms Alagille Syndrome – an inherited disorder characterized by a progressive loss of the bile ducts within the liver and narrowing of bile ducts outside the liver over the first year of life. Symptoms include jaundice, pale, loose stools and poor growth within the first three months of life. Alpha 1…

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Information about Cirrhosis, symptoms etc.

Cirrhosis Many Causes The onset of cirrhosis is often ‘silent’ with few specific symptoms…” Basic facts about the liver Your liver, the largest organ in your body, weighs about three pounds and is roughly the size of a football. It lies in the upper right side of your abdomen situated mostly under the lower ribs.…

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