This category contains information for patients, their families and caregivers about End-Stage Liver Disease.
Also know as ESLD and liver failure, this condition is, as the name suggests, the final stage in advanced liver disease.
Due to the extreme level of damage to the liver and other organs, without transplant, patients at this stage are generally considered terminal.
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- Concerns About Liver Failure Describes complications that occur with this condition, including ascites, jaundice, muscle tremors, seizures, varices, and coma.
- Liver Failure Brief Wikipedia article describes this final stage of liver disease. Includes causes, symptoms, dietary considerations, and medications.
- Liver Failure WebMD explains what it is, causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
- 'End-Stage' Liver Disease Patient medical question and answer from The Hepatitis Forum. Includes definition, causes, and possible prognosis.
- eMedicine: Acute Liver Failure Article by Gagan K Sood, MD includes related terms, background, pathophysiology, physical symptoms, causes, lab and imaging studies, treatment, medication, and complications.