| Liver failure Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | K72.9 |
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| DiseasesDB | 5728 |
| eMedicine | med/990 |
| MeSH | D017093 |
Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic function as part of normal physiology. 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 K00-K93 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K14 Diseases of oral cavity salivary glands and jaws ( Disorders of Tooth development and Eruption The Diseases Database is a free Website that provides information about the relationships between medical conditions Symptoms, and Medications. eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996 by Scott Plantz and Richard Lavely two medical doctors Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals Protein synthesis is the creation of proteins using DNA and' RNA'. Metabolism is the set of Chemical reactions that occur in living Organisms in order to maintain Life. Two forms are recognised:[1]
- Acute liver failure - development of hepatic encephalopathy (confusion, stupor and coma) and decreased production of proteins (such as albumin and blood clotting proteins) within four weeks of the first symptoms (such as jaundice) of a liver problem. Acute liver failure is the appearance of severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease (such as Jaundice) and indicates that the liver has sustained severe Hepatic encephalopathy (sometimes hepatoencephalopathy) is a potentially-reversible Neuropsychiatric abnormality in the setting of Liver failure, whether Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl Human serum albumin is the most abundant Protein in Human Blood plasma. Coagulation is a complex process by which Blood forms Clots It is an important part of Hemostasis (the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel whereby Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective "icteric" is yellowish discoloration of the Skin, sclerae (whites of the eyes "Hyperacute" liver failure is said to be present if this interval is 7 days or less, while "subacute" liver failure is said to be present if the interval is 5-12 weeks.
- Chronic liver failure usually occurs in the context of cirrhosis, itself potentially the result of many possible causes, such as excessive alcohol intake, hepatitis B or C, autoimmune, hereditary and metabolic causes (such as iron or copper overload or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic Liver Disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous Scar tissue as well as regenerative Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infectious disease that is caused by the Hepatitis C virus ( HCV) affecting the Liver. Haemochromatosis, also spelled hemochromatosis (see spelling differences) also called siderophilia Wilson's disease or hepatolenticular degeneration is an Autosomal recessive Genetic disorder in which Copper accumulates in tissues Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) is fatty inflammation of the Liver when this is not due to excessive alcohol use
References
- ^ O'Grady JG, Schalm SW, Williams R. Acute liver failure: redefining the syndromes. Lancet 1993;342:273-5. This article is about the journal For other uses of the term "lancet" see Lancet (disambiguation. PMID 8101303.
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