Liver failure

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• Synonyms

  • Hepatic failure

• Causes

  • Chronic liver disease
  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
  • Cirrhosis
  • HELLP syndrome
  • Hereditary tyrosinosis

• Effects

  • Elevated liver enzymes
  • Hyperbilirubinaemia
  • Hypoalbuminaemia
  • Clotting factor deficiency
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • High ammonia
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Spider naevi
  • Palmar erythema
  • Foetor hepaticus
  • Sinus tachycardia
  • High oestrogen
  • Low testosterone
  • Impotence
  • Hepatorenal syndrome
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  • Multi-organ failure
  • Myelophthisic anaemia
  • Target cells
  • Hepatopulmonary syndrome
  • Malaise
  • Acquired lactate acidosis

• Parents

  • Liver disease
  • Acquired metabolic disease

• Children

  • Fulminant liver failure

• Treatments

  • Human albumin solution

• Description

  • "Prothrombin & Fibrinogen not synthesised."