Directory of End-Stage Liver Disease Resources

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This category contains information for patients, their families and caregivers about End-Stage Liver Disease.

Also know as ESLD and liver failure, this condition is, as the name suggests, the final stage in advanced liver disease.

Due to the extreme level of damage to the liver and other organs, without transplant, patients at this stage are generally considered terminal.

Resources in This Category

• 'End-Stage' Liver Disease

  http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis/messages/30195.html
  Patient medical question and answer from The Hepatitis Forum. Includes definition, causes, and possible prognosis.

• Concerns About Liver Failure

  http://www.mywhatever.com/cifwriter/library/mortals/mort2514.html
  Describes complications that occur with this condition, including ascites, jaundice, muscle tremors, seizures, varices, and coma.

• eMedicine: Acute Liver Failure

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/177354-overview
  Article by Gagan K Sood, MD includes related terms, background, pathophysiology, physical symptoms, causes, lab and imaging studies, treatment, medication, and complications.

• Liver Failure

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_failure
  Brief Wikipedia article describes this final stage of liver disease. Includes causes, symptoms, dietary considerations, and medications.

• Liver Failure

  http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/digestive-diseases-liver-failure
  WebMD explains what it is, causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

 

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