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Estimated life expectancy's with liver failure are estimated with the Child-Pugh score. You may find the related link helpful.
It really depends upon when it is found out that the liver is "failing" as to how long it is before the liver completely fails. If is is noticed early that the liver is slowly losing function, and at a stable rate, it can still be years before the liver completely ceases to function.
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∙ 9y agoA human being cannot live more than a few minutes without a functioning liver. During a liver transplant operation, a machine substitutes the function of the liver
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∙ 16y agoWhen your liveer shuts down, unfortunatly it is pretty much over for the individual. You cant go on living without your liver.
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∙ 13y agoI do not know exactly how long, but if you don't have a liver, you're pretty much dead. A liver filters your blood, if you have dirty blood you will get sick and die.
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Which disease or disorder affects the liver?
If your liver shuts down your eyes will turn yellow.
How much alcohol does the liver hat to metabolize?
The liver can metabolize between 0.3 and 0.5 ounces of pure alcohol per hour.If you mean how much can it take before it shuts down completely, that varies with individuals. The overall answer is a tremendous amount, but it suffers damage long before it shuts down, and the damage is irreversible.
How long can you live when both the liver and kidneys shut down?
well if your liver shuts down that means that you are in drugs and you keep throwing up and throw up liver then you could die and the same with the kidney
What can be done for a liver that is shut down?
The liver is a vital part of the human organ system. If the liver shuts down, life would not be possible for very long. A liver transplant may be the only option. A doctor will be able to diagnose and plan an action for this.
What does Ebola affect?
This virus first affects the immune system and then the liver and kidneys. Finally it shuts down the entire body.
What devices shut down immediately if a short circuit occurs?
A circuit breaker shuts down and can be reset. (A fuse does not "shutdown", it fails, or blows, or breaks and cannot be reused.)
How many chances do you get to unlock your iPod before it completely shuts down?
3 or 4
How many acetaphetamines does it take before it shuts down your liver?
12 12? What kind of answer is that? What is the dosage? of the tablet/cap? How o;d is the person taking it? 12 is the maximum recommended dosage within a 24 hour period as shown on warning labels, for an adult. This does not mean your liver will shut down, although it will be strained. 12 at one time will probably not shut a healthy adult liver down. But, it will raise protein levels in your blood, a marker for liver function, and give you one hell of an upset stomach.
What happens is the liver fails?
there are allot of ways your liver can fail one of the main ways if junk food ! the junk food passes down to your liver, your liver breaks this food up and too much course's the liver to shut down and not work any longer ( alcohol can course the same effect )
The nucleus shuts down?
if it shuts down than the cell and nucleus will both 'die'
What should people do when you get a virus?
turn it off and go to a computer store to get it removed before it shuts down your computer
What are the dangers or harmful consequesces of using alchol?
Consuming alchol has been shown to kill off brain cells. It has also been proven to kill off the liver if too much has been consumed. The human liver can process only so much alchol before it shuts down. Consumption can also lead to birth defects if you are pregnent and drink.
