How to recognize liver disease

How to recognize liver disease



The liver is a vital organ that helpsneutralize and filter out toxic substances entering the body. In the case of functional impairment of the patient's liver, numerous symptoms begin to disturb him.





How to recognize liver disease


















You will need




  • - referral to tests;
  • - instrumental examination;
  • - hardware research.




Instructions





1


Recognizing liver diseases is possible by objective andsubjective sensations. But to put the correct diagnosis - only on the basis of a thorough laboratory, instrumental and instrumental examination conducted by experienced specialists.





2


Diseases of the liver can be accompanied by the appearance of bitterness in the mouth, a feeling of heaviness arising in the right upper quadrant after eating and with a violation of diet, frequent constipation or diarrhea.





3


Assume functional liver disordersit is possible on the basis of general intoxication. The patient is often disturbed by nausea, general weakness, malaise, subfebrile temperature in the evening. Bursting bile in the stomach leads to a burning sensation in the epigastrium.





4


But all these are indirect symptoms that allowonly to suggest that the functional capacity of the liver is impaired. More precisely, liver disease can only be recognized after a medical examination.





5


The doctor hepatologist-gastroenterologist appoints the patientblood chemistry. The laboratory blood test shows the level of alkaline phosphatase, transminase, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, oncomarkers. On the basis of a blood test, it is impossible to make a correct diagnosis, since a significant deviation of the indicators occurs when the functional impairment of the liver has become chronic.





6


Ultrasound examination of the liver, gallstonesa bladder is a kind of examination that helps to recognize liver diseases, the presence of concrements, and neoplasms. Usually, ultrasound is recommended to anyone who first turned to a hepatologist-gastroenterologist.





7


Laparoscopy is performed in a hospital andIt is recommended only for suspected malignant tumors. Fine needle puncture helps to take samples for histological, bacteriological and cytological examination.





8


Computer, magnetic resonance imagingis performed to recognize focal lesions of the liver. The clinical picture of the disease is more reliable than in the ultrasound.





9


Probing is a diagnostic method thatis used to conduct bile examination. Often this examination helps to identify the presence of parasites or protozoa in the liver, which lead to a functional disruption of the vital organ.





10


Angiography is recommended for patients whoprepare for an operation to remove stones or cancer. This type of diagnosis helps to determine the presence of neoplasms, interaction with vascular or sectoral elements.