Cirrhosis

Consequences of Alcohol Alcohol is the most used drug in the United States. Although people drink all of the time, do they know the severity effects it has on them? Do they realize that it destroys people’s lives? Do people think it will resolve all their difficulties? There are many problems that come from the consumption of alcohol. To put a stop to so many deaths, health problems, and additions, alcohol should be illegal. Primarily, alcohol is the reason for so many deaths around the world.…

This documentary illustrated the harsh reality of the Native American people living the in the United States. The United States recognized these people as a sovereign state. This means we allow them to govern their people, allow them to make economic decisions, protected rights, govern their own lands. With this said, Native Americans do not have the economic resources to educate its people about diseases, addiction, and education. They need special interest groups, non-profit organizations,…

Medical Care Program in California, has shown that coffee consumption can lower the risk of cirrhosis of the liver for alcohol drinkers by 22%. Joseph Nordqvist states in his article, Coffee: Health Benefits, Nutritional Information, “the authors of the study concluded that the results "support the hypothesis that there is an ingredient in coffee that protects against cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis.” As time…

Liver failure, caused by things such as hepatitis and cirrhosis, leads to an array of symptoms including cardiorespiratory insufficiency (hepatopulmonary syndrome; HPS) and renal failure (hepatorenal syndrome; HRS). Disregarding the cause of liver failure itself, discuss the development of both of these symptoms. Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Figure 1: Blood Flow in Normal Conditions and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (Grace & Angus, 2013). Figure 1 (above) shows the blood flow in a normal patient (top),…

and purging disorder, are the two most common eating disorders (Boyd, 2009). Early adulthood usually involves the deeper health issues; examples are as follows: diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce a sufficient amount of insulin that is needed to function properly. Cirrhosis of the liver is a type of disease from scarring of the liver tissues; alcohol and/or hepatitis are the causes of this…

Humankind Nick Cassavetes was set to become a great basketball player but that career ended with an injury. Yet, he figures out that the talent his father has is in him as well.iLife does not always go the way people would want it to. Life is like a rollercoaster. It is has its ups and downs. Enjoy the good times while they last. Fight through the hard times, and learn from the mistakes so that they are not repeated in the future. There is a reason for everything in life. Actor, director, and…

Leaky gut ALD is preceded by leaky gut, which is both directly and indirectly caused by alcohol consumption. Alcohol is fermented in the gut and produces acetaldehyde, which disrupts the tight junctions that hold the intestinal cells together (Llorente and Schnabl 2015). In addition to this, alcohol causes leaky gut by inducing inflammation (Chart 1). Alcohol and bacteria “cooperate” to cause inflammation of the bowel and the liver that causes the gut to become more permeable. Wang et al.,…

BILIRUBIN Bilirubin is an orange -yellow substance which is made during the breaking down of RBC’s. It is excreted out of the body through liver. The test results for Bilirubin are stated as conjugated (direct), unconjugated (indirect) . Higher level of bilirubin indicates different types of liver problems. Normal level of total bilirubin is 1.2 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) for adults, and usually 1 mg/dL for those under 18 and for direct bilirubin are generally 0.3 mg/dL. A bilirubin test…

Ever since I was a child, I have always had a desire to help others. By the age of twelve, I had already witnessed my mother go through several health issues. From being diagnosed and recovering from meningitis to later finding out she has cirrhosis of the liver. Over the years, it started to affect me and who I wanted to live my life for, especially now since finding out that her medication is not working. In high school, I was able to earn my CNA and work with residents at a nursing home. I…

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver and occurs predominantly in patients with underlying chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Patients who develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually have no symptoms other than those related to their chronic liver disease. Suspicion for HCC should be heightened in patients with previously compensated cirrhosis who develop de-compensation such as ascites, encephalopathy, jaundice, or variceal bleeding. These complications are…