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Can A Damaged Liver Regenerate Fully?
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Case (Femail patient): Bleeding through removal PR*5-6 for six days, Blood vomit for 5 to 6 times on the day of admit (in Gastro department). Fever for last 10 dys.
No Jaundice in past.
PR-100/min, BP-110/70mn of Hg, RP-20/min
CVS-S1S2
Chest-B/L clear
CNS- NR/KS - Nt
B/L - clear
According to doctors, the liver is damaged fully.
My question: Can the liver be recovered, If yes, how and what precaution should be taken (i.e. diet, health, etc)
Case (Femail patient): Bleeding through removal PR*5-6 for six days, Blood vomit for 5 to 6 times on the day of admit (in Gastro department). Fever for last 10 dys.
No Jaundice in past.
PR-100/min, BP-110/70mn of Hg, RP-20/min
CVS-S1S2
Chest-B/L clear
CNS- NR/KS - Nt
B/L - clear
According to doctors, the liver is damaged fully.
My question: Can the liver be recovered, If yes, how and what precaution should be taken (i.e. diet, health, etc)
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
1) If your patient's diagnosis if end-stage liver disease or cirrhosis which cause liver failure, then they are irreversible process.
2) Bleeding in stool or vomiting in patient with liver failure indicate portal hypertension which further aggravate condition due to possibility of such bleeding episodes in future also.
3) Patient with liver failure require high carbohydrate diet (considering patient does not have diabetes), low fat diet, high protein diet (considering patient is passing normal-to-soft consistency stool 2-3 times/day), 1.5-2lit fluid/day.
4) Also patient need to continue some medications to prevent further episodes of bleeding and also to support liver function
1) If your patient's diagnosis if end-stage liver disease or cirrhosis which cause liver failure, then they are irreversible process.
2) Bleeding in stool or vomiting in patient with liver failure indicate portal hypertension which further aggravate condition due to possibility of such bleeding episodes in future also.
3) Patient with liver failure require high carbohydrate diet (considering patient does not have diabetes), low fat diet, high protein diet (considering patient is passing normal-to-soft consistency stool 2-3 times/day), 1.5-2lit fluid/day.
4) Also patient need to continue some medications to prevent further episodes of bleeding and also to support liver function
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