Cirrhosis by Amati Jasso https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis Tove Westermeyer & Amati Jasso 2nd Hour en-us 2015-12-08 14:48:04 UTC 2025-04-25 16:26:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/earth.jpg Symptoms 54756 https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/85918269

  • Fatigue-extreme tiredness.

  • Bleeding easily

  • Bruising easily

  • Itchy skin

  • Yellow discoloration in the skin and eyes (jaundice)

  • Fluid accumulation in your abdomen (ascites)

  • Loss of appetite

  • Nausea-queasiness

  • Swelling in your legs

  • Weight loss

  • Confusion, drowsiness and slurred speech (hepatic encephalopathy)

  • Spider-like blood vessels on your skin

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    • Immune system function

    • Blood protein (Blood clots)

    • oxygen transport

    • Storing and returning nutrients to blood stream

    • Bile manufacturing (liquid needed to digest food)

    • helps blood store glucose as glycogen

    • helps rid the blood stream of drugs and alcohol

    • breaking down saturated fat

    • producing cholesterol

    ]]>     2015-12-10 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/85918810     Statistics 54756 https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/85919502

    • About 31,000 adults die from Cirrhosis

    • Majority of cases are from alcohol abuse

    • Majority of people who have cirrhosis also have hepititas b

    • Can be a genetic

    • about 70% of women have hep b

    • anybody can get cirrhosis

    • Majority found in young or middle aged adults.

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  • Physical exam: Your doctor can observe the changes such as texture and size. (Smoother livers are healthier.)

  • Blood test: A blood sample would be taken and put in for a lab

  • Scans: CT, ultrasound, spleen scan

  • Biopsy: Taking liver tissue

  • Surgery: You can be diagnosed sometimes during a different surgery or a surgery called a dialysis surgery. It can also be diagnosed with a laparoscope ( a viewing tube inserted into the upper right abdomen through a small incision, about ½ inch)
    • ]]>     2015-12-10 15:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/85919722     http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver 54756 https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/86590043 2015-12-15 15:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/86590043 What its doing to your body 54756 https://padlet.com/57681/cirrhosis/wish/86857809
  • Variceal bleeding. Variceal bleeding is caused by portal hypertension (an increase in the pressure within the portal vein which is the large vessel that carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver). Increase in pressure is caused by a blockage of blood flow through the liver from cirrhosis. Increased pressure in the portal vein causes other veins in the body to enlarge like ones in the esophagus and stomach. To bypass the blockage, these varices become fragile and can bleed easily, causing severe hemorrhaging and fluid in the abdomen.
  • Confused thinking and other mental changes which is also known as hepatic enephalopathy. Hepatic encephalopathy mostly happens when cirrhosis has been in your liver for a long time. Toxins produced in our intestines are normally detoxified by the liver, but once cirrhosis comes, the liver cannot detoxify as well. Toxins get into the bloodstream and can cause confusion, changes in behavior, and even coma.
  • Kidney failure can occur
  • Reduced oxygen in the blood
  • Diabetes can occur
  • Changes in blood counts
  • Increased risk of infections
  • Excessive bleeding and bruising
  • Breast enlargement in men
  • Premature menopause
  • Loss of muscle mass
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    • Most causes can be cured with medicines or dietary changes.
    • If the to two approaches dont work, there is a liver transplant which would require a donor and can take years to find the right match.

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    http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/cirrhosis/Pages/facts.aspx

    http://www.healthline.com/health/cirrhosis#Overview1

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