Liver transplantation

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…

It is characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis (scar tissue) and regenerative nodules (lumps that occur due to attempted repair of damaged tissue). These changes lead to loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is a slowly progressing disease in which healthy liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue, eventually preventing the liver from functioning properly. The scar tissue blocks the flow of blood through the liver and slows the processing of nutrients, hormones, drugs…

Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis is considered to be one of the deadliest disease among men and women nationwide. With its leading cause of death and illness mostly in the United States, roughly 5.5 million people, which is 2% of the U.S. population are affected by Cirrhosis. In essence, 26,000 deaths occur each year, but who/what age range does this disease usually affect? What are the causes and symptoms? Can it be cured? Let’s take a look at the facts and statistics! In the human body system,…

Symptoms from this deficiency include “enlarged liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), poor weight gain, low muscle tone, a yellow tint to the skin and the whites of the eyes (jaundice), vomiting, diarrhea, developmental delay, low amounts of iron in the blood (anemia), and poor absorption of nutrients…

Liver transplants were created with the intent to save those who suffer from liver damage/disease. “6,000 liver transplants are performed annually in the U.S., and the number continues to rise” (More About Organ Donation). Currently, there are approximately 17,000 people waiting to receive a new liver, many of these being alcoholics. The topic of alcoholics receiving liver transplants is such a controversy because alcoholics are viewed as being at fault for their liver failure. An alcoholic’s…

Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer, is one of the dreaded complications of chronic liver disease. Recent experimental and clinical studies have revealed the pivotal role played by the alteration of gut-liver axis in the onset of chronic liver diseases, including HCC. Altered gut microbiota and endotoxemia are increasingly recognized as critical components in promoting the procession of chronic liver diseases and the development of HCC. Probiotics have…

AND PREVETION OF HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS AND FIBROSIS INTRODUCTION Liver cirrhosis is a common outcome in clinical progressions of all chronic liver diseases, distinguished by substitution of tissues of the liver by fibrous (scar) tissues. Regenerative nodules - lumps that appear in a bid to repair the damaged tissues – also replace the liver tissues, leading to an alteration of the liver structure to into structurally abnormal nodules. Liver fibrosis is as a resultant effect of the propagation of the…

1. What kind of a history do you need to gather on the geriatric population prior to ordering psychotropic medication? A full and complete Medical history is important to consider any co-morbid disease processes. Has the patient been treated for or diagnosed with any psychiatric disorders or diseases? Has the patient been compliant with treatment for medical or for psychiatric treatment? What type of treatment worked for the patient in the past? The possibility of a medical diagnosis…

growing problem for many Americans. As of 2016, Hepatitis C (HCV) receives the attention as the new infectious disease in the United States and countries around the world. Hepatitis C has become a persistent developing virus that can cause serious liver infection if not treated. The Virus was identified in 1989, as non-A non-B hepatitis. It is refer to as the “Silent Epidemic”. For years HCV blood borne disease has infected individuals without any knowledge of symptoms. The symptoms are usually…

When you get a liver and you have three people who need it, who should get it? We tried to come up with an ethically defensible answer. Because we have to choose,”(Monti) There isn't enough organs out their for these people and it's sad that they have to choose. They choose…