If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.
Finally, you can manage your Google Docs, uploads, and email attachments (plus Dropbox and Slack files) in one convenient place. Claim a free account, and in less than 2 minutes, Dokkio (from the makers of PBworks) can automatically organize your content for you.

2015 1E1 GROUP 3 LIVER DISEASE

Page history last edited by class1e1group3 5 years, 6 months ago

LIVER DISEASE

Liver Diseases Can Lead to :

Diabetes

Thyroid

Obesity

~Wan Jun

Symptoms and signs – common in liver diseases

Skin and eyes looks yellowish (jaundice)
Abdominal (stomach region) pain and swelling
Legs and ankles gets swollen
Skin gets itchy
Dark urine colour
Pale stool colour, or bloody or tar-coloured stool
Chronic fatigue (severe adverse stress)
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Bruised easily

Causes

Infections

The common types of liver infections are hepatitis viruses:

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C

Immune system abnormality

This is one of the few autoimmune liver diseases

Autoimmune hepatitis

Genetics

Genetic liver diseases:

Hyperoxaluria and oxalosis
Wilson's disease (in which copper accumulates in tissues )

· Hemochromatosis (an inherited disorder that causes the body to absorb and keep too much iron)

Cancer and other growths

Examples include:

· Liver cancer
· Bile duct cancer
· Liver adenoma

Others

Additional, common causes of liver disease include:

heavy drinking
Fat starts to collect in the liver (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease)

Effect

· Inability to function
· Inability to deaminate amino acids
· Unable to regulate blood glucose level
· Lack of bile

Information from :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_disease

http://www.medicinenet.com/liver_disease/article.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/liver-problems/basics/symptoms/con-20025300

~Sarah

Liver disease is a damage that reduces the function of the liver.

The most effective way to treat alcoholic liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is to make lifestyle changes, such as:

~cutting out alcohol

~improving the diet

~engaging in regular exercise

Anti-viral medications are available to treat infections such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C. this is an area of active research an drug development an today many treatments offer improved outcomes, by clearing or controlling the virus to slow any decline in the condition of your liver.

Other conditions may be managed by slowing down disease progression for example:

~By using steroid –based drugs in autoimmune hepatitis.

~Chanelli

Sarah-leader

Wanjun-researcher

Chanelli-researcher

Way yi-editor

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING