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Liver
The liver is a reddish brown gland that secretes digestive juices to aid in the digestion and absorption of food.
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How can an abscess in your appendix effect your liver?
your liver filters all the blood in your system and can become toxic also and you could develop cirrhosis.
How do you get blood clots from liver disease?
The hepatic veins are blood vessels located in the liver. ... Trauma: Injury to the hepatic veins can lead to blood clot formation
What happens if your liver is messed up?
trying to figure out what is wrong with my dad. His urine is dark coffee coloured and his skin is Jaundice and he just had a stent put into his kidney since they were bother ing him and his stomach was bloated. His feet are still swollen and now the doctor is going to do an ERCP to find out what might be wrong. The doctor mentioned he is going to take biopsy's of the liver and wondering what could be this problem, since they can't make out anything on all tests done so far, MRI, scan and he has been yellow for a number of days now and even when he had the stent put in and he is in constant pain
No, and is generally related to a poor prognosis as it creates (in some individuals) a cyanotic heart defect similar in symptoms to a tranposition of the great vessels.
Why would a really high fever be so dangerous for your liver?
high fever is dangerous for the liver as when the body temperature becomes high, the liver would not be able to detox poisonous food during digestion.
Any organ in the body can fail if it is over-stressed. Most of the time, the liver fails because the person ate or drank something that harmed it, like too much alcohol or too much acetaminophen.
amylase helps you digest carbohydrates into simple sugar so that our cells can use them for energy pepsin is used to digest protein and the are absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine pepsin is made out of hydro chlorine acid and pepsi
What is the substance the liver secretes called?
The liver secretes bile which helps to get the fatty parts of food to dissolve in water so that they can be more easily broken down.
What are the benefits of eating liver?
According to some: Liver is good for you because it has folic acid which is good to control your cholestorol however there are pleanty other ones that say it has a lot of vitamin A so do not eat more than once week the most. It depends if you want to control you cholestorol I would recomand to eat it by obey the guide lines.
What is the carbohydrate used to store excess sugar in the liver?
Excess calories no matter what they originate from will be stored as fat.
Please remember carbs as such are not the enemy:
- They give you energy
- They help burn fat rather than muscle, and
- They provide much needed fibre
To ensure that you are eating the right carbs, please keep to eating wholegrains rather than white foods such as white bread, pasta rice etc...
Also, eating proteins and carbohydrates together will help slow down the release of food so that you feel fuller for longer.
The purpose of hepatic portal circulation is to enable the liver to?
Process the nutrients absorbed by the small intestine.
What are ascites that can develop in liver cancer patients?
Some patients develop a collection of fluid, known as ascites, in the abdominal cavity.
How does a frog's liver aid in digestion?
I need to know the same question. I am not certain on how it works either.
I have one more question..
What does the gallbladder do ?
The liver filters and stores, it produces bile as well. Also, blood coming from the liver is very rich in nutrients.
The gallbladder stores the bile that was produced in the liver.
Can a liver start working again?
Yes, over time livers can heal. If you are unsure or anxious, or need the answer for a project, I would recommend asking a doctor. But I have heard that sometimes in the case of someone's liver being damaged it repairs.
What does hepatomegaly with grade II fatty liver means?
it is the enlarge of liver due to e entry of fat from other parts of the body.
cure is strict diet control by avoiding fatty foods and consume fruits,whole wheat breadand other kinds of high fiber foods.
If your bilirubin is high and your gas level are up do you have liver damage?
Mostly only high bilirubin levels indicate liver damage. Too much gas could just result from eating a bad meal, or a slight bacterial infection in the gut
Hepatic encephalopathy are changes in mental status believed to result from the acculumlation of toxic nitrogenous substances in the blood due to liver failure.
Can your metabolism return to normal after being anorexic?
Yes. It can regain much of its strength and health, but depending on the extent that the body was deprived of its nutrients, in severe cases, some permanent damage will likely remain. The main consequence is the frailty and delicacy of the body systems after severe anorexia. On the bright side, if the person is young, their body will still have great restorative powers. If it is cared for well, it will bounce back to a healthy level with good metabolism. But the sooner the better.
Why is noradrenaline used in the treatment of upper digestive tract hemorrhages?
this medication constricts the blood vessels, thereby decreasing/stopping the bleeding.
How can you cleanse alcohol from your liver?
You can't. Alcohol is metabolized in the liver, not stored there, so there's no need to "cleanse" it of alcohol anyway.
Ethanol can cause liver damage, but it's not because it's sloshing around in there, it's because its metabolite (ethanal) is itself toxic and may cause cell damage before it can be further metabolized to the relatively safe ethanoic acid (which is then converted to acetyl-CoA and enters the citric acid cycle).
ABO and Rh typing must be performed, followed by MHC typing. Following surgery, she must receive immunosuppressive therapy to keep her body from rejecting the new liver as foreign tissue.
