Alcohol-related fatty liver disease, or simple steatosis, is the mildest stage of ALD. The terms steatosis and fatty liver both refer to the accumulation of fat in the liver. At this stage, the injury to the liver is minimal. Alcohol-related hepatitis(AH) is a more severe form of ALD....
For example, alcoholism can kill you if you try to quit and don't seek medical help. While tobacco is not nearly so severe in that regard, I contend it may be the hardest of all addictive drugs to quit in the long run. It just hangs on. Larry Rankin (author)from Oklahoma on July...
Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.
Secondarily, research shows that thin people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease have a risk of death twice as high as obese people. We now know that excess fructose sugar (1/2 of sucrose-of which the average American eats 25-30 lbs./ year) causes the same chronic damage to the liver...
Upon finding out that I used to work for lululemon, she asked me the following: “Well are you glad to be out? I find a lot of people are so thrilled when they leave.” For most people who work for lululemon, the thought of leaving is like thinking of leaving Mormonism; you will...
Which of the following is an early sign of dementia? a. Sleep problems b. Insensitivity to alcohol c. Increased energy d. Craving for fatty foods Name the following respiratory symptom being described by the following statement: Deficiency of oxygen.Explore...
Only 1% of dementia cases can be cured with treatment. These types of dementia usually evolve as a side affect from conditions such as an operable brain tumor, vitamin B12 deficiency, thyroid disease, hydrocephalus, alcoholism or depression. All other types of dementia are rarely reversible. ...
Alcohol fixed cell block samples with no previous IHC for biomarkers were stained for ER, PR and HER2. Results: There was good correlation for alcohol fixed cell block samples for ER, PR and HER2 expression with surgical tissue block samples with a Spearman Rho 0.81 p=0.006 for ER; Spearman...
Some more specific causes of hepatosplenomegaly:(4) Chronic liver disease Alcoholism Chronic active hepatitis Amyloidosis Acromegaly Systemic lupus erythematosus Sarcoidosis Human African trypanosomiasis Leukemia Lymphoma Autoimmune hepatitis Biliary atresia ...
What are the major causes of pancreatitis? a. It is a severe, chronic inflammation of the ileum. b. It is caused by cholelithiasis and/or alcoholism. c. Multiple pregnancies are a common cause. d. It is because of a congenital weak...