Pathophysiology of diagnosis: (Include signs/symptoms, and treatment) -Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver without ascites, sepsis, unspecified...
Pathophysiology of diagnosis: (Include signs/symptoms, and treatment)
-Alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver without ascites, sepsis, unspecified organism.
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Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites, sepsis
Signs/Symptoms
- GIT:decrease in appetite,nausea, vomiting ,hematemesis
- Integumentary:yellow skin,urticaria
- General:tiredness ,Fever
Pathophysiology
After ingestion of alcohol it is metabolized in the liver with the help of ADH,CYP2E1,MEOS. It releases oxygen free radicals causes oxidative stress.It causes endotoxin to be released in the gut and cause symptoms. The liver is triggered to store fat.All this contribute to loss of liver function, death of cells called as cirrhosis.
Treatment
- Encouraging the patient to not consume alcohol
- Deaddiction of alcohol
- Low fat with well balanced diet
- Medical management to 0reve t inflammation
- Surgical intervention is a liver transplant
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