Fatty liver

The digestive system consists of the oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas,intestines, appendix and the rectum. All these organs interlink in order to carry out an environment of homeostasis. Homeostasis is a state of equilibrium inside the body as stated in the Journal of Nursing Standards (Hendry C 2012 page (46-50)).A further consideration is that of legal and ethical concerns within practice. The first part of the digestive system is the oral cavity and…

Carcinoma Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is also known as malignant hepatoma. It is the most common type of liver carcinoma. What Are The Risk Factors? The major risk factors include cirrhosis and underlying liver diseases. Cirrhosis may be caused by alcohol abuse, Hepatitis B/C virus infection, autoimmune liver diseases, chronic liver inflammation, and hemochromatosis. Some of the underlying liver diseases, which commonly manifests into HCC are: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, Hepatitis C…

The liver is located under the diaphragm in the upper right side of your abdominal cavity. It has many important jobs including digestive processes. It also carries out many metabolic and regulatory functions in the body and is also responsible for producing bile to breakdown fats in the food we eat. The gallbladder is similar to a small storage sac, it helps the liver to store bile. The liver and gallbladder connect by the common bile duct. Many disease states can affect these two closely…

Childhood Obesity In the United States, seventeen percent of children are obese. That means that approximately 12.7 million children are affected in the United States (Childhood Obesity Facts). Obesity is defined as being twenty percent above the estimated range based on height and age. Childhood obesity can be genetically, medically, or physically obtained. Also, this condition can cause many serious issues that can possibly be fatal. In order to overcome this issue children must lose weight…

Cholesterol is made from the liver. It is one type of lipid or fat present in the membrane of cells in the body. It is normally carried in the blood by one type of molecules known as lipoproteins. You will realize that high levels of cholesterol causes atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD).Cholesterol is a white, crystalline and fat-like substance that is often in animal food products and tissues. Cholesterol is used in repairing cell membranes, producing hormones and vitamin D. It…

and transport to the target tissues/organs. The factors that affect drug distribution are similar as absorption, which include protein binding, blood flow to the area, and lipid or water soluble. Lipid soluble drugs may only distribute or store into fatty tissues while water soluble drugs stay in high vascular areas and do not distribute well into most tissues/organs Many drugs transferred from the systemic circulation to various tissues or organs follow the diffusion process. Therefore, drugs…

Cirrhosis is a late stage of progressive hepatic fibrosis which is a consequence of almost all chronic liver diseases; the main causes of liver cirrhosis are chronic viral infections (B, C or B+D), alcoholic etiologies and lately non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (1). Around 50% of patients with cirrhosis have esophageal varices (EV), and one-third of all patients with varices will have variceal hemorrhage, representing an incidence of 5% and 15% in patients with small and large…

have a family member who is an alcoholic or has a fatty liver? Well, you might want to help them stop now or they might end up like my mom did. My mom had Cirrhosis of the liver which is what you get when you get fat from the liver and drinking alcohol on top of that. February 22, 2014, is the date my mom found out she had Cirrhosis of the liver. We had no idea what it was but, after we asked the doctor what it was he advised us, "It's when your liver starts to slowly deteriorate and is not…

bladder infections to increase urine flow. In addition, the potassium contained in dandelion helps to prevent potassium depletion, which can occur when taking other types of diuretics. Dandelion is valued as a blood purifier and liver tonic, and is used to treat a variety of liver conditions including hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is also beneficial to the spleen, stomach, pancreas and kidneys. Dandelion may be useful to help relieve stiffness in those with joint diseases such as arthritis and…

Background In 2014, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) published a new set of practice guidelines for Hepatic Encephalopathy (Vistrup et al., 2014). These guidelines define Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) as “a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portosystemic shunting, and manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological/psychiatric abnormalities ranging from subclinical alterations to coma”…