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Hepatorenal syndrome

Hepatorenal syndrome

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A condition seen in people with severe liver damage, in which a person suffers progressive kidney failure as a result of poor liver function.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Kidney diseases • Liver diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Rare
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

Body locations

Upper abdomen, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Drowsiness
Confusion
Itchy rash
Itching or burning
Bruising
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hepatorenal syndrome
Octreotide
3.7
3 reviews
Pentoxifylline
2.5
2 reviews
Midodrine
1
1 review
Albumin

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Hepatorenal syndrome

Surgery

Liver transplant
3.8
8 reviews
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
3.3
8 reviews

Other treatments

Supportive care

Tests

Urinalysis
Blood culture
Coagulation profile
Liver function test
Complete blood count
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