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  • Thumbnail for Cirrhosis
    Cirrhosis, also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease, is a condition of the liver in which the normal functioning...
    118 KB (12,408 words) - 06:11, 11 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Loop diuretic
    often used for the treatment of hypertension and edema secondary to congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, or chronic kidney disease. While thiazide diuretics...
    21 KB (2,419 words) - 21:59, 21 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hepatorenal syndrome
    Hepatorenal syndrome (category Syndromes affecting the kidneys)
    life-threatening medical condition that consists of rapid deterioration in kidney function in individuals with cirrhosis or fulminant liver failure. HRS is usually...
    46 KB (5,472 words) - 23:55, 23 October 2024
  • with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis or SIADH. The "vaptan" drugs act by directly blocking the action of vasopressin at its receptors (V1A, V1B...
    10 KB (1,059 words) - 05:14, 3 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hypoalbuminemia
    a result of severe anorexia nervosa, sepsis, cirrhosis in the liver, nephrotic syndrome in the kidneys, or protein-losing enteropathy in the gastrointestinal...
    23 KB (2,560 words) - 12:43, 28 August 2024
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    Copper toxicity (category Toxic effects of metals)
    manifestation of copper toxicity, cirrhosis of the liver in children (Indian childhood cirrhosis), has been linked to boiling milk in copper cookware. The Merck...
    29 KB (3,061 words) - 03:50, 18 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Acute kidney injury
    syndrome in the context of liver cirrhosis, and local changes to the blood vessels supplying the kidney (e.g. NSAID induced vasoconstriction of afferent...
    42 KB (4,708 words) - 17:26, 18 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ascites
    and blockage of the hepatic vein. In cirrhosis, the underlying mechanism involves high blood pressure in the portal system and dysfunction of blood vessels...
    27 KB (2,846 words) - 15:39, 29 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Avenciguat
    guanylate cyclase activator developed by Boehringer Ingelheim for kidney disease, and cirrhosis. Cherney, David Z. I.; de Zeeuw, Dick; Heerspink, Hiddo J. L...
    6 KB (358 words) - 00:35, 18 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Portal hypertension
    than 10 mmHg. The portal vein and its branches supply most of the blood and nutrients from the intestine to the liver. Cirrhosis (a form of chronic liver...
    28 KB (2,980 words) - 15:17, 14 August 2024
  • an infection of the ascitic fluid – an increased volume of peritoneal fluid. Ascites is most commonly a complication of cirrhosis of the liver. It can...
    20 KB (2,127 words) - 07:14, 19 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Renal papillary necrosis
    POSTCARDS: pyelonephritis, obstruction of the urogenital tract, sickle cell disease, tuberculosis, cirrhosis of the liver, analgesia/alcohol use disorder...
    8 KB (690 words) - 13:28, 13 February 2024
  • Pancake kidney (also known as disc, shield or doughnut kidney) is a rare anomaly of the kidney with complete fusion of the superior, mild and inferior...
    2 KB (229 words) - 18:54, 2 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Furosemide
    Furosemide is also used for liver cirrhosis, kidney impairment, nephrotic syndrome, in adjunct therapy for swelling of the brain or lungs where rapid diuresis...
    37 KB (3,619 words) - 01:04, 1 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fibrosis
    risks associated with hepatic dysfunction. Cirrhosis CYR61 induction of cellular senescence in the kidney has shown potential to limit renal fibrosis...
    14 KB (1,360 words) - 21:47, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Iron overload
    commonly occurs in the liver, pancreas, skin, heart, and joints. People with iron overload classically present with the triad of liver cirrhosis, secondary diabetes...
    46 KB (4,693 words) - 17:14, 29 October 2024
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    Terry's nails (category Conditions of the skin appendages)
    setting of liver failure, cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, or malnutrition. Eighty percent of patients with severe...
    4 KB (301 words) - 00:57, 11 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease
    Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from September 2023)
    it, but this progression may eventually lead to complications, such as cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, and cardiovascular disease. Obesity and...
    137 KB (15,203 words) - 03:09, 15 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Potassium-sparing diuretic
    potassium loss in the urine. They are typically used as an adjunct in management of hypertension, cirrhosis, and congestive heart failure. The steroidal aldosterone...
    10 KB (1,057 words) - 02:50, 4 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nephrotic syndrome
    Nephrotic syndrome (category Syndromes affecting the kidneys)
    Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms due to kidney damage. This includes protein in the urine, low blood albumin levels, high blood lipids, and...
    57 KB (6,362 words) - 01:53, 28 October 2024
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