Hepatorenal Syndrome: Causes, Tests, and Treatment Options
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases
| Author: | Carla Davis | ISBN: | 9781476125404 |
| Publisher: | Andale LLC | Publication: | March 11, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carla Davis |
| ISBN: | 9781476125404 |
| Publisher: | Andale LLC |
| Publication: | March 11, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Hepatorenal syndrome is a complication of severe liver diseases causing impaired renal functions in cases of advanced liver cirrhosis and severe hepatic failure. This is a life-threatening medical disorder can affect individuals with cirrhosis whether due to advanced alcoholic hepatitis or other liver diseases. HRS usually occurs in cases when liver functions deteriorate caused by an acute injury such as bleeding in gastrointestinal tract, septic infection or overuse of diuretic medication. This life-threatening syndrome can usually be avoided, and is treatable in most cases. This must-have book is your guide to the essentials concerning the causes, tests and treatment options for hepatorenal syndrome.
Hepatorenal syndrome is a complication of severe liver diseases causing impaired renal functions in cases of advanced liver cirrhosis and severe hepatic failure. This is a life-threatening medical disorder can affect individuals with cirrhosis whether due to advanced alcoholic hepatitis or other liver diseases. HRS usually occurs in cases when liver functions deteriorate caused by an acute injury such as bleeding in gastrointestinal tract, septic infection or overuse of diuretic medication. This life-threatening syndrome can usually be avoided, and is treatable in most cases. This must-have book is your guide to the essentials concerning the causes, tests and treatment options for hepatorenal syndrome.
