Liver failure
Inability of the liver to perform its normal functions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic (cirrhosis).[1] Recently, a third form of liver failure known as acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is increasingly being recognized.[2]
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Liver failure | |
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Other names | Hepatic insufficiency, liver dysfunction |
A person with massive ascites and caput medusae due to cirrhotic liver failure | |
Specialty | Gastroenterology, hepatology |
Symptoms | abdominal inflammation, fluid retention, hyperglycemia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, acute or chronic fatigue, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, bilirubinuria, glycosuria, pruritus |
Risk factors | Excessive consumption of alcohol, fatty foods; obesity; Type 2 Diabetes; sharing or reusing syringes; having tattoos or body piercings |
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