Liver failure facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Liver failure |
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| Synonyms | Hepatic insufficiency, liver dysfunction |
| Symptoms | abdominal inflammation, fluid retention, hyperglycemia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, acute or chronic fatigue, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, bilirubinuria, glycosuria, pruritus |
| Risk factors | Excessive consumption of alcohol, fatty foods; obesity; Type 2 Diabetes; sharing or reusing syringes; having tattoos or body piercings |
Liver failure is the inability of the liver to perform its normal synthetic and metabolic functions as part of normal physiology. Two forms are recognised, acute and chronic (cirrhosis).
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In Spanish: Insuficiencia hepática para niños
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