Liver

no it wont reproduce. in order to get another liver, you will have to get a transplant. you cannot grow it back.

Answered by: ownedbyme247

The brown substance that appears in the mouth of a patient with liver failure is a coffee ground substance.

The liver is a very vascular organ, and very prone to bleeding after any injury, including biopsy. Lying on the right side is a simple way to place pressure on the liver and biopsy site, and reduce the risk of post op bleeding and hemorrhage.

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The liver plays a major role in metabolism and its functions include detoxification, protein synthesis, glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, hormone production, and production of biochemicals that are necessary for digestion.

It depends on the medication. Some medications harm the liver and others don't; whether they are prescription or not is irrelevant. For example, paracetamol (Tylenol) can immediately destroy your liver and kill you if you take too much, whereas morphine (a prescription painkiller) will never cause damage at any reasonable dose.

The liver serves many functions, and is a primary organ in metabolism. It detoxifies the blood, helps in protein synthesis and hormone production. It created bile, which isused in digestion. It is not a part of an organ system, but its own gland, and plays a vital role in keeping you alive.

== == In many cases can live with Cirrhosis of the liver, if the person gets to the doctor right away. This is usually brought on by heavy drinking for many years (but some young people can get this disease as well if they drink heavier than most in their age bracket.) However other ways to have Cirrhosis of the liver is Hep B,C or D; autoimmune hep; some drugs, toxins and infections; blocked bile ducts and some inherited diseases such as Hemochromatosis (the body absorbs too much iron); Wilson's disease (buildup of too much copper in the liver); Protoporphyria (disorder that affects the skin, bone marrow and liver. Symptoms are: feel tired or weak; loss of appetite; feel sick to your stomach; lose weight; have nose bleeds, bruise or bleed easily. Any medication you may be on may affect you on the stronger side because your liver is not able to break it down. Waste materials from food may build up in the blood or brain and may cause confusion or difficulty thinking. Protein that you eat breaks down into chemicals like ammonia. A healthy liver removes these byproducts. Enlarged veins may develop in the esophagus and stomach. One could vomit blood or have signs of blood in a bowel movement. Kidneys may fail (unable to urinate after taking in fluids.) For more severe cases bloating (retaining water and not being able to urinate) to jaundice. If the person continues to drink alcohol then death will certainly occur quicker than later. Being treated for Cirrhosis depends on how long the patient has ignored the symptoms (or possibly not known what to look for in the early stages.) The scar tissue on the liver will never go away completely, but treating the cause will keep cirrhosis from getting worse. Cure: If you drink STOP!!!!! If it's from Hepatitis C there are medications. A simple blood test will help the doctor determine what type of Cirrhosis you have. KEEPING CIRRHOSIS FROM GETTING WORSE: Stop drinking completely! Drink plenty of water!!!! Don' take medications including those you buy without prescription such as vitamins and herbal supplements without discussing it with your doctor. If in doubt phone your pharmacist. Many people may take something for a cold so remember this simple rule if you have Cirrhosis .... IF YOU DON'T REALLY NEED AN OVER THE COUNTER MED, DON'T TAKE IT! IF YOU DO, THEN CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR PHARMACIST. REMEMBER .... YOUR LIVER IS A FILTER ORGAN, SO DON'T DAMAGE IT FURTHER! Get vaccinated against Hep A and Hep B. These forms of liver disease are preventable. Get a flu shot, but ask your doctor first. Your immune system is low if you have Cirrhosis of the liver. Avoid raw shellfish such as oysters. Many people don't realize they can live with a very little bit of their liver present (surgery) and also that the liver can rejuvenate itself. If a person wants to save their life then they should keep in good contact with their specialist, listen well, do as you are told and lead a healthy lifestyle. The choice is up to the individual.

Answer... The liver and spleen are part of the PORTAL system. It appears that you have some degree of liver failure [because you are undergoing liver/spleen dialysis]. The PORTAL system is a separate blood system for the digestive-related organs. You apparently are being treated for kidney failure as well. Did you get into some sort of toxic chemical? Another cause of liver failure is chronic alcohol abuse.

No. Most alcohol comes from natural sources. If you are drinking then have one drink of your choice followed by one eight ounce glass of water. This helps to flush out the kidneys. Alcohol dehydrates the body rapidly.

Galactosamine (GalN), an established experimental toxin, mainly causes liver injury via the generation of free radicals and depletion of UTP nucleotides.

The liver recycles the heme component of the hemoglobin molecule salvaged during destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.

Many folks eat liver. It can be fairly healthy to eat depending on how it is cooked. Obviously, if it is fried in a lot of grease, it won't be the most healthy. A lot of people who eat liver prefer chicken liver over beef liver, while others like both almost equally. The nice think about beef liver, if you like it, is that you get more of it.

No, the liver however does produce bile, which is sent into the duodenum(1st part of the small intestine). Bile acts mechanically to emulsify fats, that is to say it separates the fat into smaller pieces so that it has a higher Surface area to volume ratio (SA:V).

Lipids(fat) are "broken down" into glycerol and fatty acids by Lipase, lipase is an enzyme that is excreted into the duodenum by the pancreas.

So, Bile separates fat and makes many small pieces of fat. Then lipase turns those small pieces into glycerol and fatty acids.

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you die a slow and painful death!!

Kuffper cells? These are the fixed macrophages ...

Otherwise you may mean hepatocytes in the liver lobules. These contain many microvilli and carrier proteins facing the space of disse for nutrient exchange.

Spots on the liver can be signs of several conditions, including, but not limited to, Liver Cancer, Granuloma, Liver Adenoma, or Hemangioma. Of these, Liver Cancer is the most serious and life threatening possible cause of spots on the liver. Spots resulting from Granuloma are the cause of inflamed tissue resulting from infections involving the liver, such as tuberculosis. Liver Adenoma is a noncancerous tumor that most frequently affects women taking oral contraceptives. Hemangiomas are also a type of noncancerous liver tumor that are composed of abnormal blood vessels that form while in the womb, though they can appear at any age and are rarely a cause of symptoms.

Depends on if you're talking about a newborn or an adult. Newborns have a higher normal range than adults. For instance, in Colorado we establish a certain range from the normal population that may differ from the rest of the nation. Adults can run up to 1.0 mg/dl. Anything from 0 to 1.0 mg/dl is considered normal. 1.5 mg/dl is high and may require additional lab work or other studies to determine the cause of the high bilirubin. The physician may request that the lab break the bilirubin test down into direct vs. indirect bilirubin. Direct bilirubin is a measure of how much of the bilirubin is not soluble and therefore not excreted in the urine. Sunlight can actually "conjugate the bilirubin" to make it more soluble in the urine and therefore excretable in the urine. This is why they put babies with "jaundice" or high bilirubin under bili lights. Bili lights will help turn the unconjugated biliruben into soluble biliruben which can then be excreted in the urine. Increased bilirubin in adults can point to several disease states like cirrhosis of the live due to viral hepatitis, alcoholism or other factors. Very high bilirubin levels in infants can cause brain damage, so treatment like exchange transfusion may be in order.

Yes it will. It can cause lots of MORE problems than just liver. !

The liver products bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion, via the emulsification of lipids.The liver is also the only organ that destructs cholesterol.

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