is there a difference between liver failure and dysfunction?

Question

What is the main difference between acute liver failure and cirrhosis?

Answer 1

Yes: Failure is the end stage of liver illness. Patient tend to have bleeding, ascites (large belly), confusion, prone to infections. Dysfunction refers to alterations on liver level. The focus is to treat the condition (ie, alcoholism, hepatitis a-b-c, drug toxicity, gallstones, etc). Dysfuntion many time is reversible depending on the cause.

Answer 2

Degrees : They vary by the degree of inadequacy of performance.

Answer 3

Yes: Many babies are born with an umbilical hernia, a small, internal opening in the umbilicus which causes the belly button to protrude. These are not painful and are not dangerous. They do tend to become larger when the child's belly is full or when they are crying. Most of these close on their own by 5 years of age.

Answer 4

Outie: Are you referring to a long umbilical stump? The amount of skin above the level of the abdomen, varies baby to baby. As the stump dries out, the skin will remain, and in those who have a longer section of skin will likely have a belly button that sticks out, "outie". Some belly buttons that stick out are umbilica hernias-some regress in childhood, larger ones may need surgery.

Answer 5

To some extent.: Truncal obesity is one of the major risk factors. There is a genetic predisposition, but just like with any case of obesity - it is a simple calory count math. If one uses more calories, then he or she consumes, the weight will reduce.

Answer 6

Liver: It is the largest chemical factory in the body so that besides making bile which is required to process your fats in your food, the liver changes the basic digested food compotents into proteins, complex fats and other essential products to help our body and helps detoxify other substances that may be harmful.

Answer 7

Liver: Don't know what "bloated liver" refers to or how this diagnosis was made(ultrasound or ct scan) the liver is a solid organ & therefore not bloating does not occur. In heart failure, the liver may be described as congested which could be interpreted as "bloating" similarly with alcoholic hepatitis the liver size can increase but may reduce with cessation of the alcohol. See your doctor.

Answer 8

Depends: If the enlargement of the liver was from fat accumulation, it should subside if you abstain from alcohol. Lose weight if your overweight. If the lesion has progressed to fibrosis, it may not be reversible. You need to see a doctor for an evaluation that may require imaging studies and/or biopsy to settle the issue.

Answer 9

Diet & exercise: Make sure you exercise 90 minutes a day, don't skip meals, avoid soda, juice, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Eat a healthy well balanced diet! also water, organic vegetable broth, green leafy vegetables, natural pickles, apples are great to fill you up so you dont feel hungry and they are very low in calories.

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