End-stage liver disease

Introduction: End-stage liver disease

Description of End-stage liver disease

End-stage liver disease (medical condition): 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.

See also:

Liver failure:
  »Introduction: Liver failure
  »Symptoms of Liver failure
  »Causes of Liver failure
  »Treatments for Liver failure

End-stage liver disease as a Disease

End-stage liver disease: Another name for Liver failure (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Liver failure
  »Symptoms of Liver failure
  »Causes of Liver failure
  »Treatments for Liver failure

End-stage liver disease: Related Diseases

End-stage liver disease: End-stage liver disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease

Causes of End-stage liver disease

Some of the causes of End-stage liver disease are included in the list below:

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Hepatitis
• Acute hepatitis (type of Hepatitis)
• Chronic hepatitis
• Certain toxins - causing acute hepatitis

See full list of 152 causes of End-stage liver disease (Liver failure)

Symptoms of End-stage liver disease (Liver failure)

Some of the symptoms of End-stage liver disease incude:

• 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
  • Drowsiness
  • Restlessness

See full list of 9 symptoms of End-stage liver disease (Liver failure)

Treatments for End-stage liver disease (Liver failure)

Treatments for End-stage liver disease (Liver failure) include:

• 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

See full list of 7 treatments for End-stage liver disease

Treatment of End-stage liver disease: For more treatment information about End-stage liver disease, see treatment of Liver failure (End-stage liver disease)

End-stage liver disease as a Symptom

End-stage liver disease (symptom): Type of Liver symptoms.

More information on symptom: Liver symptoms:

• Liver symptoms

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