can decompensated cirrhosis be seen on imaging?

Question

I have decompensated cirrhosis. How long to live?

Answer 1

Depends: it depends on your definition of decompensated cirrhosis, since cirrhosis itself is a de-compensated condition by definition. Liver function tests( blood draw), ultrasound, and specific types of scans( fibroscan, MRI, CT) can add to the picture. See you internal medicine doc for more specific info, or contact us here at HealthTap for a live consultation

Answer 2

Sure: All surgeons diagnose. As a vascular surgeon, i perform my own angiograms and interpret them, so I do my own imaging.

Answer 3

Yes: Being a surgeon involves much more than just operating. Surgeons evaluate patients (in clinic or er) and decide whether to order tests to make or confirm diagnoses. Most imaging (e.g., ct, mri, ultrasound, xrays) is performed by technologists and formally interpreted by radiologists. That said, surgeons usually become quite good at identifying abnormalities specific to their specialties.

Answer 4

Depends: This depends on the surgeon and the disease. Most know how to diagnose but don't do the imaging. They refer to a radiologist because it is hard to know everything about surgery and imaging. That is why they are separate specialties.

Answer 5

Complex: The imaging part is straightforward - you see herniation of the cerebellar tonsils on an MRI scan. The symptoms can be more difficult to pinpoint - these include headaches, fatigue, muscle weakness in the head and face, difficulty swallowing, dizziness, nausea, impaired coordination, and, in severe cases, paralysis.

Answer 6

Questionable: There is currently no proven thermal imaging technique but hopefully sometime in the near future!

Answer 7

Thermal imaging: Temperature readings on the body surface correlate with underlying function. Thermal imaging is a cutting edge technology that can detect changes due to disease or cancer without any harmful radiation.

Answer 8

Medical value? Comin: The medical value of thermography (or thermal imaging) is not yet proven / evident. Thermography has military, screening, & industrial uses; for instance, to check to see which passengers have elevated body temp (1 of the symptoms of H1N1 influenza). It is being investigated to help with plastic surgeries & wound care, but its adoption has not been widespread or universally accepted at this point.

Answer 9

Depends on symptoms: X-rays or radiographs are the most frequent images obtained in the er and are used for diagnosing fractures and pneumonia. With severe trauma (ex car accident) ct is frequently used as well as for conditions such as appendicitis, kidney stones, and abdominal conditions. Ultrasound is used for conditions such as gallstones, pregnancy. Mri may be used for evaluation of the brain or spine.

Answer 10

Ultrasound, x-ray, : Ultrasound, x-ray, ct are all readily available depending on the question to be answered. Nuclear medicine and MRI are often nearby.

Answer 11

Depends: I assume you mean hydrocepahlus - aka "water on the brain". This is a condition with an abnormality in cerebrospinal fluid flow/production and results in increased pressure within the ventricular system. This can occur in infancy and is noted with a rapidly enlarging head, but can be acquired after infection or trauma/bleeding in the brain usually an head ultrasound or ct is done.

Answer 12

Hydranencephaly is…: Rare condition in which the brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Mri may be best imaging format. See following nih site for more info on this condition http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/hydranencephaly/hydranencephaly.Htm.

Answer 13

Simple works: Hydranencephaly is often detected today by random ultrasound performed during an otherwise routine pregnancy. Many sophisticated methods can confirm this after birth but the simple one also works. The skull of a hydranencephalic newborn is thin will light up like a lantern in a dark room if a dark light is placed against the back of the skull.Investing with more expensive imaging is unnecessary.

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