Question 1

how long can a person live with liver failure?

Accepted Answer

What's the cause?: And how bad is the failure? If it's the result of acetaminopen poisoning or acute hepatitis b or an 'herbal remedy' that was actually poison (this is fairly common), the person can recover completely if treated. In early cirrhosis, if the cause can be found, the scarring can partly reverse.

Question 2

how long can a person live with liver and kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Depends.: Depends on the severity and reversibility of these. This is a dangerous combination of organs to be failing and should be followed closely by doctors.

Question 3

for what length of time can a person live with liver and kidney failure and they are really bright yellow?

Accepted Answer

Failure of organs: The person you are describing is clearly very, very sick. He appears to have jaundice due to his bilirubin being elevated with is seen in liver disease caused by many different etiologies. If he has kidney failure, this may be due acute kidney failure caused by hypotension or a less common fatal condition called hepato-renal syndrome. Ask the patient's doctors for more information.

Question 4

can a person live without a liver?

Accepted Answer

No : it's essential for life.

Question 5

how does the average person live after having a liver transplantation?

Accepted Answer

Half working 10 yrs: There are many factors that affect the longevity after a liver transplant including the recipient age and health of other organ systems such as the heart and blood vessels, diabetes, other cancers, etc. About half of the livers transplanted are working at 10 years.

Question 6

can a person live without a portion of the liver?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The liver has the unique capacity compared to all other internal organs of regenerating.  Because of this, for instance, a portion can be donated for transplant to another with no risk to the donor.  And while it is regenerating. The remaining portion of the liver can function successfully.

Question 7

for what length of time can a person live with only 35% of their liver?

Accepted Answer

It depends: There is no way to know what percentage of the liver is functioning.  We do know that once 75-80% of the liver cells have been destroyed, the liver begins to fail.  If people have more than that, the liver can function normally.  If no further injury occurs, people can live for years.

Question 8

can you tell me if someone stabbed another person in the liver will they die instantly?

Accepted Answer

There are various: levels of severity of hepatic injury following trauma, from very minor to lethal.  It would be unusual for penetrating trauma to cause instant death, but if a major vessel was transected it could be a matter of seconds or minutes.

Question 9

does a liver in a 30 year old recover quicker than a liver of a person in their 50-60's?

Accepted Answer

The rate of: "recovery" of the liver from injury probably is the SAME at all ages over 30 the "factors" affecting the time  are the various illnesses (eg Diabetes)  which may DELAY the recovery...NOT AGE!!
Hope this helps
Dr Z

Question 10

what are the implications of liver disease for a person taking anticonvulsants?

Accepted Answer

Dosage adjusment: Many, but not all, anticonvulsants - like other meds - are metabolized (broken down for elimination) by the liver. Some adjustment of dosage of the medication in the presence of liver disease may be necessary. For a few, avoidance of the medication is best. A neurologist should give the best advice.

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