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Cirrhotic

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cir·rho·sis  (s-rss)
n.
1. A chronic disease of the liver characterized by the replacement of normal tissue with fibrous tissue and the loss of functional liver cells. It can result from alcohol abuse, nutritional deprivation, or infection especially by the hepatitis virus.
2. Chronic interstitial inflammation of any tissue or organ.

[New Latin : Greek kirros, tawny (from the color of the diseased liver) + -osis.]

cir·rhotic (-rtk) adj.


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This complication develops in 8% to 30% of hospitalized cirrhotic patients with ascites (Wright & Jalan, 2007) Manufacture of bile * increased serum bilirubin Removal of endogenous * hemodynamic instability vasoactive substances (hyperdynamic hyperension)-- occurs due to raised levels of nitric oxide and prostaglandins causing vasodilation (Starr & Hand, 2002).
They provide valuable additional information on the patency of the portal vein and superior mesenteric vein which is critical in the evaluation of cirrhotic livers and pancreatic cancer, as examples.
 
 
 
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