Question 1

what does the liver do exactly?

Accepted Answer

Detoxifies: The simplistic answer is that it detoxifies blood that is returning to the heart &amp; lungs.

Question 2

how do i know exactly what occurs when the liver is inflamed?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation ...: Is caused by the infiltration of white blood cells into the liver.  If there is an infection or injury, then the cells become "activated" to kill the bad cells.  The which cells sent out chemicals which can injure the liver cells further and call in more white cells.  If this goes on long enough, then scarring (fibrosis) can develop.

Question 3

how can i examine my liver manually ? where exactly can i press ?

Accepted Answer

Not reliably: The liver is a difficult organ to feel, simply because it lives under the rib cage on the right side.  This protects the liver from physical damage. Thus, the physician can only reliably feel the liver if it is enlarged and then only under the rib cage border.  A more reliable test is the liver ultrasound or other imaging, such as CT scan or MRI.  Blood tests are also useful to assess liver health

Question 4

what exactly is hemangioma in the liver?

Accepted Answer

Benign tumor: A benign tumor of the liver, usually congenital in origin.

Question 5

what exactly are liver cysts?

Accepted Answer

Benign findings: Liver cysts are just small empty pockets in the liver. They are common and not usually indicative of any disease or problem.

Question 6

what exactly are liver lesions?

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Depends: Liver lesions can be used to describe an area of cancer (from liver or from other areas) but can also be used to describe hemangiomas (collection of blood vessels) or cysts.

Sometimes when the "lesions" are so small in can be hard to determine what it is exactly.

Question 7

can you please tell me what exactly is chirrosis of the liver and what causes it?

Accepted Answer

Scarring: Cirrhosis of the liver is the result of damage to the organ from alcohol, hepatitis, chemical injury, obesity. The end result is scarring and loss of function and abnormalities in blood flow. See this site for more info.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver.

Question 8

read somewhere that chronic nash causes structural changes. i've fatty liver (no nash yet). it has got me worried. what exactly does structural changes in a liver mean?

Accepted Answer

: Fibrosis/scarring of the liver the important structural change that needs to avoided, as it can progress to cirrhosis. Losing weight is imperative. Abstain from alcohol entirely.
Wish you good health!

Question 9

what exactly is liver cancer?

Accepted Answer

Tumor mass: Liver involved with different malignancies.  A liver cancer should be related to  cancer arising in liver cells and not cells that have spread to  the liver from  different forms of cancer.  A primary liver tumor can arise from  hepatitis B and C with induction thru a cirrhotic process.  Other causes are from blood vessel lesions, and various primary sarcomas as well as tumors arising in bile duct

Question 10

what exactly does it mean if your liver enzymes are elevated?

Accepted Answer

Liver damage: It means your liver cells are being damaged. That can be duse to viruses, precription meds, alcohol and some other causes.

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