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Alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease: Introduction
Prolonged alcohol abuse can cause damage to the liver leading to cirrhosis of the liver (and various other complications). Liver disease specifically caused by alcohol is called "alcoholic liver disease" to distinguish it from other causes of liver disease or liver cirrhosis.
Symptoms of Alcoholic liver disease
See full list of 7 symptoms of Alcoholic liver disease
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Alcoholic liver disease: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Alcoholic liver disease:
- Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Death
- Cirrhosis
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Medical Textbooks Online about Alcoholic liver disease
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Alcoholic liver disease?
- Misdiagnosis of Alcoholic liver disease
- Failure to diagnose Alcoholic liver disease
- Hidden causes of Alcoholic liver disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Alcoholic liver disease
Misdiagnosis and Alcoholic liver disease
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary physician. The reasons are multifactorial. Possible conditions include chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, hemochromatosis, or other types of liver condition. See introduction to liver disease or misdiagnosis of liver disease....read more »
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Alcoholic liver disease: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Alcoholic liver disease
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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Alcoholic liver disease, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Causes of Alcoholic liver disease
- Alcoholism
- Excessive ingestion of alcohol
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- Underlying causes of Alcoholic liver disease
- Alcoholic liver disease as a complication caused by other conditions
- Alcoholic liver disease as a symptom
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Treatments for Alcoholic liver disease
- Zinc - possibly used for treatment of related zinc deficiency
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Latest Treatments for Alcoholic liver disease
- Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors
- Curcumin
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News Archives for Alcoholic liver disease
Medical news articles related to Alcoholic liver disease include:
- Health Tip: Alcohol Safety
- Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
- Family History of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk
- Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
- Alcoholics Not to Blame for All Drunk Driving Cases
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Alcoholic liver disease
Medical research articles related to Alcoholic liver disease include:
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- Transient Elastography (FibroScan) Liver fibrosis
- Alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
- 66 year old patient who is requesting HRT. She has steady but stable abnormal LFT's which are probably due to a non alcoholic fatty liver. Would oral or topical (ie patch) HRT be most appropriate?
- Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test - Liver Fibrosis - diagnosis
- Histopathology Liver - Centrilobular necrosis from chloroform
- more research...»
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Videos for Alcoholic liver disease
Alcohol and Your Liver
Most people know that alcohol abuse can cause liver damage. But what exactly does alcohol do to your liver? And how much alcohol puts you at risk?...
Alcoholism: Diagnosis
For the millions of Americans that suffer from alcoholism, accepting their diagnosis is an important first step. But making it through treatment can...
Defining Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a widespread disease. Unfortunately, many sufferers are not aware that they are have a problem. What are the symptoms of alcoholism?...
Medication for Alcoholism
For all alcoholics, therapy is essential. But it's not always enough. For these patients, there is a variety of medications available to help...
Patient Surveys for Alcoholic liver disease
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Prognosis for Alcoholic liver disease
Prognosis for Alcoholic liver disease: If drinking stops, this condition often is reversible. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA) ... Although cirrhosis is not reversible, if drinking stops, one's chances of survival improve considerably. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA)
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Reseach about Alcoholic liver disease
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Clinical Trials for Alcoholic liver disease
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Alcoholic liver disease include:
- Pentoxifylline for Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis (AAH) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pentoxifylline
- Treatment of Alcohol-Related Hepatitis With Arginine - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Arginine
- Adipose Tissue Involvement in Alcohol-Induced Liver Inflammation in Human : Study of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines and Adipokines. - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
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Statistics for Alcoholic liver disease
- Medical statistics for Alcoholic liver disease
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Alcoholic liver disease
- Death and Mortality statistics for Alcoholic liver disease
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Alcoholic liver disease: Broader Related Topics
- Liver conditions
- Chronic liver disease
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Types of Alcoholic liver disease
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- HEPATOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- JAUNDICE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Hepatomegaly (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Jaundice (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Ascites (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Cirrhosis, Chronic Liver Disease (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Hepatomegaly (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Jaundice (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Alcohol-related disorder (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Cirrhosis and fibrosis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Hepatomegaly (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Jaundice [Icterus] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Ascites (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Hepatomegaly (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Jaundice (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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- Alcoholism (Handbook of Diseases)
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