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Liver failure: Introduction
Liver failure: Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon condition in which the rapid deterioration of liver function results in coagulopathy and alteration in the mental status of a previously healthy individual. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Liver failure is available below.
Symptoms of Liver failure
- Early symptoms depend on the underlying cause
- Jaundice
- Brain disorders - as waste products build up in the blood because the liver is not filtering adequately
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See full list of 9 symptoms of Liver failure
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Liver failure:
- Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
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Liver failure: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Liver failure:
- Brain complications (see Brain symptoms)
- Death
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Liver failure
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Liver failure?
- Misdiagnosis of Liver failure
- Failure to diagnose Liver failure
- Hidden causes of Liver failure (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Liver failure
Misdiagnosis and Liver failure
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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Liver failure: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Causes of Liver failure
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Hepatitis
- Acute hepatitis (type of Hepatitis)
- Chronic hepatitis
- Certain toxins - causing acute hepatitis
- more causes...»
See full list of 152 causes of Liver failure
More information about causes of Liver failure:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Liver failure (8 listings)
- Drug interactions causing Liver failure (1 listings)
- Underlying causes of Liver failure
- Liver failure as a complication caused by other conditions
- Liver failure as a symptom
- Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Liver failure
Treatments for Liver failure
- Intensive care
- Treatment of the underlying cause
- Liver transplant
- The most important step is to identify the cause of liver failure
- The most important aspect of treatment is to provide good intensive care support
- more treatments...»
See full list of 7 treatments for Liver failure
Latest Treatments for Liver failure
- Isotonic IV fluid
- Oxygen
- Nasogastric suction
- Ampicillin
- Gentamicin
- more treatments...»
See full list of 20 latest treatments for Liver failure
News Archives for Liver failure
Medical news articles related to Liver failure include:
- Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices
- Most Devout Most Likely to Fight Death to the End
- Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
- Obama to End Stem Cell Ban Monday
- Scientists Heartened at Prospect of End to Stem Cell Ban
- Seniors Tend to Stick With End-of-Life Care Preferences
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Videos for Liver failure
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Hepatitis C Overview
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Hepatitis Overview
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Liver Transplants
Organ transplants have always represented the cutting edge of medicine. And where ten years ago we worried about the procedure itself, today we worry...
Patient Surveys for Liver failure
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Prognosis for Liver failure
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Reseach about Liver failure
Visit our research pages for current research about Liver failure treatments.
Clinical Trials for Liver failure
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 Liver failure include:
- Randomized Study of Acetylcysteine in Patients With Acute Liver Failure Not Caused by Acetaminophen - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - acetylcysteine
- Indocyangreen Elimination in Cirrhosis and Acute Liver Failure - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- A Multi-Center Group to Study Acute Liver Failure in Children - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - N-acetylcysteine
- Clinical Trial of Pentoxifyllin in Patient With Cirrhosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - pentoxifyllin
- Phase 2 Evaluation of the ELAD System in the Management of Acute Liver Failure - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
See full list of 20 Clinical Trials for Liver failure
Statistics for Liver failure
- Medical statistics for Liver failure
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Liver failure
- Death and Mortality statistics for Liver failure
- Society statistics for Liver failure
Liver failure: Broader Related Topics
- Liver conditions
- Chronic liver disease
- more types...»
Types of Liver failure
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Definitions of Liver failure:
The failure of the liver to detoxify chemicals in the body leading to a clinical disease - (Source - Diseases Database)
- Liver failure
- What is Liver failure?
- Online Medical Textbooks for Liver failure
- Prevalence and Incidence of Liver failure
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- Prognosis of Liver failure
- Causes of Liver failure
- Risk Factors for Liver failure
- Symptoms of Liver failure
- Diagnostic Tests for Liver failure
- Diagnosis of Liver failure
- Signs of Liver failure
- Complications of Liver failure
- Misdiagnosis of Liver failure
- Undiagnosed Liver failure
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Liver failure
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Liver failure
- Medical Malpractice and Liver failure
- Associated Conditions of Liver failure
- Treatments for Liver failure
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Liver failure
- Cure Research for Liver failure
- Deaths from Liver failure
- Statistics about Liver failure
- Medical News Summaries About Liver failure
- Hospital Statistics for Liver failure
- Articles about Liver failure
- Glossary for Liver failure
- Clinical Trials for Liver failure
- External links relating to Liver failure
- HEPATOMEGALY (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- JAUNDICE (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Hepatomegaly (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Hepatomegaly (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice in Infants – Direct (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice in Infants – Indirect (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- 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))
- Hepatomegaly (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Jaundice (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Hepatomegaly (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Jaundice [Icterus] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- 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)
- Hepatomegaly (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Jaundice (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Hepatomegaly (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Jaundice (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Hepatomegaly (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Jaundice (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Hepatomegaly (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Jaundice [Icterus] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- HEPATOMEGALY (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- JAUNDICE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Hepatic Failure (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
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