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Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver disease (before death). There is only one level of cirrhosis, which is "bad", since cirrhosis is progressive and non-reverisble. The stage before cirrhosis is called "fibrosis", which you could classify is "not as bad".
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Can artichokes heal cirrhosis?
Once a liver has developed cirrhosis, there is no way to reverse the damage. The only "cure" for cirrhosis is liver transplant.
What organ is involved with the general name of a chronic disease know as Cirrhosis?
The liver.
Is liver cirrhosis and liver abscess the same?
No. Cirrhosis is a degeneration of cells, leading to impaired liver function and liver damage. Where as a liver abscess is an accumulation of pus.
Is cirrhosis liver failure?
Yes, cirrhosis is the last stage of liver failure (after "fibrosis").
What is the cause of a small liver?
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
What is an organ that may develop cirrhosis?
The liver. Cirrhosis of the liver is often caused by excessive alcohol use.
The second leading cause of alcohol related death is?
Traffic fatalities.
What is alcohol cirrhosis of the liver?
Alcohol cirrhosis of the liver is scarring caused by decades of very heavy drinking.
Where does Cirrhosis occur?
The liver
What blood tests are performed to confirm cirrhosis of the liver?
Blood tests alone cannot "confirm" cirrhosis of the liver - final confirmation must be done by a liver biopsy. However the usual blood "indicators" of liver cirrhosis which are useful to know about (and usually all combined in a package known as "liver function blood tests") are an elevated AST and ALT (liver enzymes, which leak from hepatocytes when the cells are damaged), high bilirubin (directly correlates to how itchy you are) and high GGT, a marker for alcoholic cirrhosis.
What Is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring?
Cirrhosis
Why do men with cirrhosis of the liver develop gynecomastia?
Men with cirrhosis of the liver will often develop gynecomastia from increased production of estrogens.
