Liver Disease

Liver Disease Liver Failure is a disease in the liver often caused by other previous diseases, such as Hepatitis A, B, C, and D, but can also be caused by excessive alcohol consumption and other minor diseases. There are two forms of liver disease; chronic and acute. People with chronic liver failure experience their symptoms over a long period of time, and if not properly treated, can lead to Cirrhosis. Patients with acute liver disease, however, experience their symptoms over a much shorter period of time with much less permanent damage. People with liver failure experience abdominal swelling, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, excessive bleeding when injured, and jaundice. Liver failure is a fairly common disease, considering that there are approximately 17,000 people currently on the liver transplant waiting list, which also makes it extremely difficult to receive a liver transplant, which is the only cure for the disease. The fatality rate for this disease is relatively high, since only five to six thousand patients receive a transplant annually. There are treatment options to make life as normal as possible, but the patient will still experience the symptoms and effects if they do not …show more content…
It is part of the digestive system that metabolizes foods and turns them into energy. The liver also produces chemicals to help with blood clotting. The liver filters food from the digestive tract and turns them into proteins and energy. On the back of the liver there is a small pocket like organ that holds fatty foods until digestion. When a person develops liver disease, the organ is not able to properly form proteins to clot the blood and process foods, which explains the common vomiting and excessive bleeding a patient may experience. Liver disease reduces the overall efficiency of the liver and its functions, which can cause drastic changes and damage to a person’s