Hepatic encephalopathy

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.There are many kinds of liver diseases:Diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis CDiseases caused by drugs, poisons, or too much alcohol. Examples include fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.Liver cancerInherited diseases, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson diseaseSymptoms of liver disease can vary, but they often include swelling of the abdomen and legs, bruising easily, changes in the color of your stool and urine, and jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes. Sometimes there are no symptoms. Tests such as imaging tests and liver function tests can check for liver damage and help to diagnose liver diseases.

Disease Alternative Name

liver diseases
alagille syndrome
gilbert disease
hepatic diseases
hepatic disease
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Alcoholic liver disease patient (abstinence since 3 months) presenting with edema and altered sensorium and incresed day...See More

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Possibly a case of B/L pleural effusion with collapse/consolidation- secondary to hepatic failure. *do-echo, USG abdomen (to r/o ascites) *to send (ascitic/pleural fluid) for analysis to confirm it as a transudate effusion. *Antibiotics/Na+...


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ASTEREXIS

It is the inability to maintain posture . Here patient is unable to maintain his hand in dorsiflexion at wrist joint . B...See More

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Asterixis is the downward drift and abnormal recovery motion of the hand with the fingers either together or outstretched.


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