Liver Disease Consortium

Answers to common questions on Liver Health Click on the "plus" sign to reveal explanation for each question. Long term alcohol use increases the risk of liver cancer. At what level of consumption does alcohol pose such a serious risk? Liver specialists have estimated the fact that if you have 3 drinks a day or higher, then you put yourself at risk of cirrhosis; a condition of scarring of the liver that often leads to liver cancer. The cases of liver cancer seem to be increasing. What is responsible for this trend? Researchers believe hepatitis C and obesity, along with diabetes, are the main causes for the increasing rates of liver cancer. Obesity and metabolic syndrome — characterized by abdominal obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol — are established risk factors of liver cancer. Metabolic syndrome could lead to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (inflammation in the liver along with fat deposition), which can lead to cirrhosis and liv...

Welcome to the launch of the Liver Health App Liver Health App was recently launched - to be precise, on the 11th July 2019. On the first day of launch, it has received so many accolades and it seems that this is the best decision that worthy works medical education has made within the recent past. On behalf of worthy works Ltd, I would encourage you to visit the Liver Blog page for updates, news and events as well as useful videos to support your liver.

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Questions and Answers on Hepatitis B The following is a short video with attempts to answer as many questions as possible that you may have regarding hepatitis B. Click on the Link to view/listen. (Those using the Liver Health app may not view but can listen to the video)

New Quiz Hi, My name is Nimzing. Happy to introduce you to this quiz which seeks to update your knowledge on contemporary medicine What do you think of the recent bone marrow "cure" outcome of HIV? Equivocal Likely the way to go Not likely to happen on a large scale Too scientific Only for the West Is hepatitis B curable? HBV is curable HBV is treatable and curable HBV is treatable but not curable HBV is curable and not treatable HBV is neither curable nor treatable Well done for completing the test. You can do more questions for medicine, surgery, obs and gynae and paediatrics on our site or at best, download our apps .

WHAT TO DO WHEN GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS The liver is such an important organ that more than a forth of blood supply gets to it per circulation phase. Its function is not in doubt when it comes to compartibility with life. It has a group of cells that regenerate whenever damaged. The damage can however, sometimes be more than the liver can repair. This then leads to "scarring", in what is described as cirrhosis. Even when cirrhosis has occured,  there remains some attempts at regeneration - responsible for the nodules that develop and hence give the cirrhotic liver a nodular appearance. Some of these regenerating cells continue to provide the functions of the liver. It is only when the liver functional reserve has been destroyed to less than 25% that the impact of cirrhosis is felt clinically. Even then, this is subtle. Some people therefore, think that the absence of symptoms means that the diagnosis of their cirrhosis is in error. The impo...