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Hepatic ductular hypoplasia, syndromatic: Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period, liver disease with cholestasis, ...
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HEPATIC FAILURE - A condition of severe end-stage liver dysfunction that is accompanied by a decline in mental status that may range from confusion (hepatic encephalopathy) to unresponsiveness (hepatic coma).
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Hepatic coma; Encephalopathy - hepatic
Prevention:
Treating liver disorders may prevent some cases of hepatic encephalopathy. Avoiding heavy drinking and intravenous drug use can prevent many liver disorders.
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Hepatic: Having to do with the liver. Pronounced hi-'pa-tik. From the Latin hepaticus derived from the Greek hepar meaning (not too surprisingly) the liver.
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Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the part of bile duct that is outside the liver.
Having colitis or certain liver diseases can affect the risk of developing extrahepatic bile duct cancer.
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Hepatic porphyria is an abnormal increase in pigments or colorings (porphyrins) made in the liver. Signs include abnormal sensitivity to light and pain in the abdomen.
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Hepatic encephalopathy
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Transhepatic cholangiography is a safe procedure when performed by experienced and appropriately trained interventional radiologists. Like any other invasive procedure, complications and side effects can occur.
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Hepatic coma is most common in patients with chronic liver disease. It occurs in 50-70% of all those with cirrhosis.
Causes and symptoms
The cause of hepatic coma is unknown, but the condition is frequently associated with the following conditions: ...
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Hepatic-jaundice - This is the appearance of jaundice due to the disturbances in liver function. Drugs such as the contraceptive pill, anti-diabetic drugs and some antibiotics may also cause inflammation of the liver cells.
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HEPATIC: Pertaining to the liver.
HEPATITIS: Inflammation of the liver. May be caused by bacterial or viral infection, parasitic infestation, alcohol, drugs, toxins, or transfusion of incompatible blood.
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HEPATIC ARTERY - Main artery that supplies fully oxygenated blood to the liver. Comes from aorta to underside of the liver.
HEPATIC VEIN - Main outflow vein of liver connecting liver to vena cava and then to heart. Located on topside of liver.
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hepatic arterial infusion
A procedure to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver. Catheters are put into an artery in the groin that leads directly to the liver, and drugs are given through the catheters.
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Hepatic artery angiogram, a test that looks at blood vessels using X-rays and a dye injected into a blood vessel ' To examine the blood vessels that supply blood to liver cancer and to determine whether the tumor can be removed surgically ...
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HEPATIC HEADACHE (a headache due to a weakened liver)"(1) For the immediate pain: Revulsive Compress to the head; Hot and Cold Compress to the head, with derivative applications to the legs (Hot Leg Bath, etc.); graduated Tonic Frictions.
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Liver (hepatic) effects : Mild elevations in liver function tests (alanine aminotransferase) have been reported rarely (252).
Dermatologic effects : Skin rashes have been reported rarely (204;244).
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ECG; ECG lead; ecgonine; ecgonine benzoate; echelon; echeosis; echidna; echidnine; Echidnophaga gallinacea; echin-; echinacea; echinate; echinid; echinidan; echinite; echino-; Echinochasmus; echinococciasis; echinococcosis; echinococcosis, hepatic; ...
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Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT, cutaneous hepatic porphyria, or symptomatic porphyria): The most common type of porphyria.
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The harvested cells are transplanted immediately into the recipient by means of percutaneous transhepatic portal embolization.
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All the liver's blood, carrying carbon dioxide and other products, drains into the hepatic veins.
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Hepatic-Aid II (Enteral nutrition formulas, disease-specific)
Hepatitis A Vaccine, Inactivated
(Injection)
(Havrix; Havrix Pediatric; Havrix Pediatric w/Safetyglide; Vaqta; Vaqta Pediatric) ...
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Buspirone is metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidney, and should be used with care in patients with hepatic or renal disease. The drug is classified as schedule B during pregnancy, but should not be taken during breastfeeding.
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If the globulins are elevated and albumin is decreased, hepatic cirrhosis or chronic active hepatitis may be present.
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Gall Bladder - small pear-shaped sac that stores and concentrates bile. It is connected to the liver (which produces the bile) by the hepatic duct. When food containing fat reaches the small intestine, the hormone c...
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