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Chronic liver disease: Introduction
Any of a number of long term liver diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis. Chronic liver conditions tend to progressively destroy liver tissue. Serious chronic liver disease can ultimately lead to a live transplant being required.
Symptoms of Chronic liver disease
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Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Chronic liver disease:
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Medical Textbooks Online about Chronic liver disease
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Misdiagnosis and Chronic 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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Causes of Chronic liver disease
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- Chronic liver disease as a complication caused by other conditions
- Chronic liver disease as a symptom
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Latest Treatments for Chronic liver disease
- Liver transplantation
- Antiviral therapy
- Interferon alpha
- Lamivudine
- Adefovir
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See full list of 6 latest treatments for Chronic liver disease
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Chronic liver disease
Medical research articles related to Chronic liver disease include:
- Methods of vascular occlusion for elective liver resections
- Ursodeoxycholic acid for cystic fibrosis-related liver disease
- Antifibrinolytic amino acids for acquired coagulation disorders in patients with liver disease
- What are the causes of a raised b12 apart from b12 injections? Have a patient with? ca prostate with a b12 of > 2000.
- In a patient who develops coeliac symptoms, is it possible to have a normal TTG blood test before their symptoms develop? ie does a previous normal TTG preclude the need to repeat if a patient develops new symptoms?
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Videos for Chronic liver disease
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Hepatitis C Overview
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Hepatitis Overview
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Patient Surveys for Chronic liver disease
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Prognosis for Chronic liver disease
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Statistics for Chronic liver disease
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- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chronic liver disease
- Death and Mortality statistics for Chronic liver disease
- Society statistics for Chronic liver disease
Chronic liver disease: Broader Related Topics
Types of Chronic liver disease
Types of Chronic liver disease
- Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Chronic Hepatitis C
- Chronic Hepatitis B
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- more types...»
See full list of 16 Types of Chronic liver disease
Rare Types of Chronic liver disease:
Rare types of Chronic liver disease include:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Liver cirrhosis
- Liver fibrosis
- Hemochromatosis
- Wilson's disease
- Zellweger syndrome
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- more types...»
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- Hepatomegaly (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
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- Fatty liver (Handbook of Diseases)
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- Hepatomegaly (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
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