Alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease: Introduction
Prolonged alcohol abuse can cause damage to the liver
leading to cirrhosis of the liver (and various other complications).
Liver disease specifically caused by alcohol is called "alcoholic liver disease"
to distinguish it from other causes of liver disease or liver cirrhosis.
Symptoms of Alcoholic liver disease
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symptoms of Alcoholic liver disease
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Medical Textbooks Online about Alcoholic liver disease
Medical Books Excerpts
- ASCITES
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- JAUNDICE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Ascites
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- JAUNDICE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Jaundice
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Ascites
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Jaundice
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Ascites
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Jaundice
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Jaundice
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Hepatomegaly
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Jaundice
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- JAUNDICE
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Alcoholic liver disease?
Misdiagnosis and Alcoholic liver disease
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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Causes of Alcoholic liver disease
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Treatments for Alcoholic liver disease
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Prognosis for Alcoholic liver disease
Prognosis for Alcoholic liver disease:
If drinking stops, this condition often
is reversible. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA)
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Although cirrhosis is not reversible, if drinking
stops, one's chances of survival improve considerably. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA)
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Clinical Trials for Alcoholic liver disease
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