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What is the shape of a animal liver cell and why?
a big black blob
Why chloramphenicol causes gray baby syndrome?
Chloramphenicol is metabolized by the liver. A baby's liver is not mature enough to metabolize this drug. Therefore the levels of Chloramphenicol increase in the baby's body, as there is no way for the baby to get rid of the drug. This causes cardiovascular collapse (severe hypotension), cyanosis, flaccidity, and vomiting.
What diseases come from alcohol?
long term, what doesnt! cirrosis of the liver, metabolic syndrome from defficiencies of essensial vitamins, hypertension and even kidney problems, all of these are synergistic and eventually fatal.
What is the organ that synthesizes most of the clotting factors?
Liver is responsible for the production of the clotting factors. Liver is the main organ of metabolism.
What is liver organ?
The liver is an organ.
What is the other name for a liver biopsy?
Liver biopsies are sometimes called percutaneous liver biopsies, because the tissue sample is obtained by going through the patient's skin.
What is Gilberts syndrome?
Giberts Syndrome is a inherited liver condition where the liver does not process bilirubin properly. It is normally a rather harmless condition and does not need treatment.
What causes elevated liver enzymes during pregnancy?
HELLP syndrome is a condition during pregnancy that includes elevated liver enzymes.
How is Reye's syndrome diagnosed?
Diagnosis involves blood tests to determine the levels of certain liver enzymes, which are highly elevated in Reye's syndrome.
What is Budd-Chiari Syndrome?
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare problem that results from blood clotting in the veins flowing out of the liver (hepatic veins).
What does the liver look like when Budd-Chiari Syndrome is seen?
On physical examination, the doctor will note that the liver is larger than normal. Often an ultrasound scan of the liver will show abnormalities in the size of the liver, an abnormal pattern of the veins in the liver
What does Reye's syndrome cause?
Reye's syndrome causes fatty accumulation in the organs of the body, especially the liver. In the brain, it causes fluid accumulation (edema ),
What cause Reyes syndrome?
Reye's syndrome causes fatty accumulation in the organs of the body, especially the liver. In the brain, it causes fluid accumulation (edema ),
Is your liver bad if your toenail is black?
No.
Are all miniature schnauzers black and white?
Schnauzers can be all black, all white, all silver, all liver, salt and pepper, black and silver, liver and tan, black and liver, chocolate, and chocolate and white.
What other ways are there to test the liver for Budd-Chiari Syndrome?
In some cases, a tiny amount of radioactive material is injected into a patient, and then an abnormal pattern of radioactivity in the liver can be revealed. In other cases, a liver biopsy enables a physician to examine cells from the liver itself.
Can chlamydia cause liver disease?
Chlamydia doesn't cause liver disease per se, but can cause symptoms around the liver. Sometimes if a woman has chlamydia-related PID, she can get inflammation around the liver, called FitzHugh Curtis syndrome. This can be mistaken for gallbladder disease.
