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What is cause of nonalcoholic induced cirrhosis?
Usually viral hepatitis, but liver damage can occur in a number of other ways. (Cirrhosis simply means "scarring.")
What organ affects the cirrhosis?
The liver is affected by cirrhosis but as the liver fails other organs will follow suit and death will eventually occur.
What is compensated cirrhosis?
It is cirrhosis without any symptoms
Can cirrhosis cause pulmonary hypertension?
Yes, cirrhosis can lead to pulmonary hypertension, primarily through the development of portopulmonary hypertension. This condition arises when increased blood flow and pressure in the pulmonary arteries occur due to changes in the vascular system associated with liver disease. Additionally, cirrhosis can cause hypoxia and other factors that may further contribute to elevated pulmonary artery pressure. It is important for patients with cirrhosis to be monitored for potential cardiovascular complications, including pulmonary hypertension.
How do you know how bad cirrhosis of liver is?
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".
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.
How common is Biliary cirrhosis?
It represents 15-20% of all cirrhosis
What Is a chronic degenerative disease of the liver characterized by scarring?
Cirrhosis
When was Cirrhosis of the Louvre created?
Cirrhosis of the Louvre was created on 1966-03-09.
Would a abdominal ct with contrast show liver disease or cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis
What type of cirrhosis is also known as portal cirrhosis?
There is nothing as portal cirrhosis. There is a condition called as portal hypertension. In cirrhosis of liver you have signs of portal hypertension as well as of liver failure present in a given patient.
Is cirrhosis communicable?
Cirrhosis is not a disease in itself, it is a stage of liver failure (the final stage, in fact). Whether it is "communicable" or not depends on whether the cause of the cirrhosis is communicable.
