Running head: FATTY LIVER DISEASE Fatty Liver Disease Evetta Brown June 08‚ 2011 MA111 Instructor Leila L. Hamka The liver has over 200 functions that it plays. There are over 100 types of liver diseases. Many of these diseases can be life threating if they are not treated correctly. This paper will focus on the fatty liver disease. It will describe the liver‚ discuss the disease known as fatty liver disease‚ alcoholic and non alcoholic‚ give
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to accumulated
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condition. ACTIVITY/REST * May report: Weakness‚ fatigue‚ exhaustion * May exhibit: Lethargy * Decreased muscle mass/tone CIRCULATION * May report: History of/recent onset of heart failure‚ pericarditis‚ rheumatic heart disease‚ or cancer (causing liver impairment leading to failure) * Easy bruising‚ nosebleeds‚ bleeding gums * May exhibit: Hypertension or hypertension (fluid shifts) * Dysrhythmias‚ extra heart sounds (S3‚ S4) * Jugular venous distension (JVD)‚ distended
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The Liver is the largest internal organ in the human body. The liver is the body’s processing and “manufacturing” plant. It has hundreds of roles but the most important is adjusting and monitoring the chemical composition of your blood‚ breaking down food to convert it into energy when you need it. It also helps you fight infections. Its dark color is because of a rich blood supply. In the average adult is is about 8 inches wide‚ 6.5 inches long and 4.5 inches thick and weighs approximately 3.5
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The liver is the largest organ in the entire‚ normal human body. It weighs anywhere from 2.5 to 3.3 pounds. With its large size it is also a very resilient organ. Up to 3/4 of its cells can be removed before is ceases to function. It is red-brown organ roughly shaped like a cone. The liver is located in the upper right abdominal cavity immediately beneath the diaphragm. Without the liver‚ we could not survive. It serves as the body’s chemical factory and it regulates the levels of most of the main
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cause of death by disease in the United States. Almost one half of these are alcohol related. About 25‚000 people die from cirrhosis each year. Description/Definition Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of normal‚ healthy liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue‚ blocking the flow of blood through the organ and preventing it from working as it should‚ as well as regenerative nodules leading to progressive loss of liver function. The liver‚ the largest organ
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important facts to consider when thinking about liver transplants. Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver disease‚ donor livers are extremely scarce and liver transplants are very expensive to perform. These facts force us to ask the question‚ Should alcoholism be a factor in deciding who receives liver transplants? I propose that alcoholics who have done nothing to better their condition should be placed at the bottom of the waiting list for liver transplants. Not all alcoholics should be excluded
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THE HUMAN LIVER Steve Shockley SC235: General Biology 1: Human Perspectives Professor Alissa Rennie January 4‚ 2015 The Liver is the body ’s second largest organ‚ weighing about three pounds in an average adult. The human Liver performs many vital functions and is not like any other organ‚ it cannot be compensated by other organs or machines. It is positioned in the upper right side of the abdomen‚ just under the diaphragm. It’s a reddish brown color with four bulging lobes. The main
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Ligaments.—The liver is connected to the under surface of the diaphragm and to the anterior wall of the abdomen by five ligaments; four of these—the falciform‚ the coronary‚ and the two lateral—are peritoneal folds; the fifth‚ the round ligament‚is a fibrous cord‚ the obliterated umbilical vein. The liver is also attached to the lesser curvature of the stomach by the hepatogastric and to the duodenum by the hepatoduodenal ligament (see page 1157). 17 The falciform ligament (ligamentum falciforme
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Cirrhosis of the Liver Cirrhosis of the Liver: Causes‚ Detection and Prevention University of Phoenix- Online Campus Cirrhosis of the Liver is a horrible disease that takes the lives of many people every year. There are many causes‚ symptoms‚ ways to diagnose and treatments that surround this disease as well as many ways that this fatal disease can be prevented. The liver is a key organ when it comes to making the body function properly (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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