Liver failure
Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic (cirrhosis). Recently, a third form of liver failure known as acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is increasingly being recognized.
| Liver failure | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Hepatic insufficiency, liver dysfunction |
| A person with massive ascites and caput medusae due to cirrhotic liver failure | |
| Specialty | Gastroenterology, hepatology |
| Symptoms | abdominal inflammation, fluid retention, hyperglycemia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, acute or chronic fatigue, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, bilirubinuria, glycosuria, pruritus |
| Risk factors | Excessive consumption of alcohol, fatty foods; obesity; Type 2 Diabetes; sharing or reusing syringes; having tattoos or body piercings |
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