Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is an altered level of consciousness as a result of liver failure. Its onset may be gradual or sudden. Other symptoms may include...
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Cirrhosis (redirect from Hepatic cirrhosis)
into spontaneous infections. More serious complications include hepatic encephalopathy, bleeding from dilated veins in the esophagus, stomach, or intestines...
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Rifaximin (section Hepatic encephalopathy)
of gastrointestinal diseases like irritable bowel syndrome, and hepatic encephalopathy. It acts by inhibiting RNA synthesis in susceptible bacteria by...
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Acute liver failure (redirect from Acute hepatic failure)
(loss of function of 80–90% of liver cells). The complications are hepatic encephalopathy and impaired protein synthesis (as measured by the levels of serum...
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Liver failure (redirect from Hepatic failure)
onset of first hepatic symptoms to onset of encephalopathy. One scheme defines "acute hepatic failure" as the development of encephalopathy within 26 weeks...
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glycine. Hepatic encephalopathy: Arising from advanced cirrhosis of the liver. Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: Permanent or transitory encephalopathy arising...
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constipation and hepatic encephalopathy. It is administered orally for constipation, and either orally or rectally for hepatic encephalopathy. It generally...
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pathogenesis for many medical conditions. They are associated with hepatic encephalopathy / Hepatic coma, infection stones, and peptic ulceration. Infection induced...
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Portal hypertension (section Hepatic encephalopathy)
ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, variceal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, and cardiomyopathy. Signs and symptoms of...
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Portal venous pressure (redirect from Wedged hepatic vein pressure)
hepatic encephalopathy. WHVP is used to estimate the portal venous pressure by reflecting not the actual hepatic portal vein pressure but the hepatic...
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