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Symptom/Sign: Hepatomegaly
Classifications and external resources
ICD-10 R16..0
ICD-9 789.1

Hepatomegaly is the condition of having an enlarged liver. A symptom' (from Greek σύμπτωμα, "accident misfortune that which befalls" from συμπίπτω, "I befall" from A Sign is an indication of some fact or quality and a medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a Physician The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision ( ICD -10) is a coding of diseases and signs symptoms abnormal findings R00-R69 - Symptoms and Signs (R00-R09 Circulatory and Respiratory systems ( Abnormalities of Heart beat The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) provides codes to classify Diseases The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals It is a nonspecific medical sign having many causes, which can broadly be broken down into infection, direct toxicity, hepatic tumours, or metabolic disorder. A Sign is an indication of some fact or quality and a medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a Physician An infection is the detrimental Colonization of a host Organism by a foreign Species. Hepatic tumors are tumors or growths on or in the Liver (medical terms pertaining to the Liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Inborn errors of metabolism comprise a large class of genetic Diseases involving disorders of Metabolism. Often, hepatomegaly will present as an abdominal mass. An abdominal mass is any localized enlargement or swelling in the Human abdomen. Depending on the cause, it may sometimes present along with jaundice. Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective "icteric" is yellowish discoloration of the Skin, sclerae (whites of the eyes

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Diagnosis

After a thorough medical history and physical examination, blood tests should be drawn. The medical history or Anamnesis of a Patient is information gained by a Physician or other healthcare professional by asking specific questions Physical examination or clinical examination is the process by which a Health care provider investigates the body of a Patient for signs A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a Blood sample that is usually extracted from a Vein in the arm using a needle, or via An important series of blood tests are the liver function tests, which give a good impression of the patient's broad metabolic picture. Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs which include liver enzymes, are groups of Clinical biochemistry laboratory blood assays designed to give information about the

An ultrasound of the liver can reliably detect a dilated biliary duct system, which helps distinguish parenchymal liver disease from extrahepatic bile duct obstruction. Not to be confused with Supersonic. Ultrasound is cyclic Sound pressure with a Frequency greater than the upper A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry Bile. Parenchyma is a term used to describe a bulk of a substance It is used in different ways in Animals and in Plants. Ultrasound can also detect the characteristic texture of a cirrhotic liver, and can guide fine needle aspiration of cysts, abscesses and tumours. Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic Liver Disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous Scar tissue as well as regenerative "FNA" redirects here For the botanical book series see Flora of North America North of Mexico. A cyst is a closed sac having a distinct membrane and Division on the nearby tissue. An abscess (abscessus is a collection of Pus (dead Neutrophils) that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue on the basis of an infectious process

Computed tomography (CT) can help obtain more accurate anatomical information, and is unaffected by the obesity or the presence of bowel gases. Computed tomography (CT is a Medical imaging method employing Tomography. Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana separate apart from and temnein, to cut up cut open is a branch of Biology that is the consideration Obesity is a condition in which excess Body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected

Common Causes

Infective

Neoplastic

Cirrhotic

Metabolic

Drugs and Toxins

Congenital

Others

See also

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