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| | Title: | What is diagnosis for cirrhosis? | | Article: | Your doctor finds cirrhosis
after listening your
complaints and performing
the physical examination.
Liver usually feels
enlarged and harder than
usual.
Blood tests show liver problems.
When your liver does not
work properly, your doctor
may suggest liver biopsy.
Liver biopsy means that a
small piece of tissue from
your liver is taken for
study. Usually the biopsy
is taken by a doctor, who is
using a special needle
Other tests include
computerized tomography
ultrasound, magnetic
resonance imaging, liver
scans with a harmless radioactive
substance. Liver maybe
also examined by using
laparoscopy.
The complaints suspicious
for cirrhosis include
muscle weakness, loss of appetite,
nausea, weight loss, itch,
swellings. Doctor looks for
the signs of cirrhosis:
*Enlarged liver and spleen (the reason is congestion
after overload with blood)
*Yellow skin, eyes and space under your tongue (the
yellowing is named Jaundice)
*Wasted muscles
*Scratches (because patient
scratches his itching skin,
*Ascites – fluid accumulation in abdominal
cavity,foot and ankle swelling
*Spider nevi – small dilated
blood vessels on the skin
Normal liver produces huge
quantity of numerous
special proteins for
different functions of your
organism. Abnormal
production of the proteins
causes:
Rashes, Urtica (wheals),
Purpura (red raised rash),
Vasculitis (blood vessels
inflammation)
Joint and muscle pains,
kidney problems, damage of
nerves, immune system
problems.
American Liver Foundation
www.liverfoundation..org
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
On-line diagnostics
www.rdoctor.com
Hepatitis Foundation
International
www.hepatitisfoundation.org
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | | Author: | Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD | | System: | Liver | | Subject: | Cirrhosis | | Abstract: | Liver usually feels enlarged and harder than usual | | Website: | http//www.kavokin.com | | Time: | 17:38 | | Reference: | http://www.rdoctor.com | | Reference 2: | http://www.sympomat.com |
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