Hepatitis C is a contagious disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. Hepatitis C can cause fibrosis (liver scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and even death. There are two types of Hepatitis C infections: acute and chronic. Acute Hepatitis C is a short term infection while chronic Hepatitis C is a long term infection. Hepatitis C has various possible causes that might be as a result of toxins and chemicals drinking excessive alcohol. Autoimmune diseases that cause the immune system
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Drug Card for Filgrastim Brand name: Neupogen Classification: Therapeutic: Colony-stimulating factors Indications: Prevention of febrile neutropenia and associated infection in patients who have recevied bone marrow-depressing antineoplastics. Action: Glycoprotein that binds to and stimulates immature neutrophils to divide and differentiate Pharmacokinetics: Well absorbed with subQ. Distribution‚ and metabolism and excretion are unknown. Half life is 3.5 hours Time: Route is IV or SubQ. Onset
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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
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Press release to include the following headline‚ key messages‚ lead paragraph‚ quote and boilerplates: HEADLINE: Intercept Pharma Canada receives Health Canada approval for Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis BYLINE: Ocaliva represents first new treatment option for Primary Biliary Cholangitis in 20 years LEAD PARAGRAPH: Intercept Pharmaceuticals‚ Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT)‚ a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization
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digestive organs to the liver. The most common cause of PH is cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of liver scarring called fibrosis. This impedes the liver’s ability to function. PH caused by cirrhosis can often lead to the restored patency of a certain ligament of the liver called the Ligamentum Teres. This condition is referred to as a recanalized umbilical vein. Case Study The presented case study states a history of cirrhosis for the past two years. A recanalized umbilical vein is
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is the most major causative factor which contributes to liver cirrhosis (Farrell& Dempsey 2011‚ p.1166). Therefore‚ it is significant to the nurse to have a good knowledge of test result and prescription medication relating to alcoholic cirrhosis. This assignment will explore a case study of Mr Chocolate‚ who presented to the hospital with sign and symptom of alcoholic cirrhosis. It will contain a brief describe about how cirrhosis result in Mr Chocolate’s signs and symptoms and the significant
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Nonetheless the diagnosis of fatty change‚ cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma can be done by ultra sound scan‚ computed tomography scan (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and confirmed by laboratory findings. The basic imaging technique for liver examination is sonography. Liver stiffness is a measurement of hepatic fibrosis which can be accessed via transient elastography (FibroScan). Previous studies have shown that patients with alcoholic cirrhosis had a greater value of liver stiffness
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varices is a disease process it is mainly caused by other conditions. Most notably are liver cirrhosis (caused by either alcohol abuse or hepatitis infection) and deep vein thrombosis of the mesenteric or portal veins. Because the only real symptom of esophageal varices is bleeding it is often only diagnosed after an episode of bleeding or as part of a work up for another condition such a liver cirrhosis. due to late diagnosis and the asymptomatic nature of this illness it can be fatal. Treatment
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90%) to a treatable complication of decompensated cirrhosis‚ with steady prevalence and a high recurrence rate (Anastasios Koulaouzidis et al.‚ 2009). Of patients with cirrhosis who have spontaneous bacterial peritonitis‚ 70% are Child-Pugh class C. In these patients‚ the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is associated with a poor long-term prognosis. (Steven M Bandy‚ 2009). According to some recent statistic data‚ hepatic cirrhosis represents the tenth major cause of death in USA
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The nurse is assessing a client with chronic hepatitis B who is receiving Lamivudine (Epivir). What information is most important to communicate to the physician? 1. The client’s daily record indicates a 3 kg weight gain over 2 days. 2. The client is complaining of nausea. 3. The client has a temperature of 99° F orally. 4. The client has fatigue. The nurse is assessing a client with hepatitis and notices that the AST and ALT lab values have increased. Which of the following statements
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