My Life With Cirrhosis-Beta
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Liver Functions
Know Your Liver
Doctor Visits
Lab Work
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Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Liver Panel
Kidney (Renal) Panel
Clotting Tests
Imaging Tests
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X-Ray
Ultrasound
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Endoscopic Tests
Liver Biopsies
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Types of Biopsies
Grading & Staging a Liver Biopsy
Liver Disease Information
Types of Liver Disease
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Hepatitis
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
NonAlcoholic SteatoHepatitis (NASH)
Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD)
Autoimmune Liver Diseases
Genetic Liver Diseases
Liver Cancer
Stages of Liver Disease
Measures of Liver Disease
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Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) Score
What is "Compensated" vs "Decompensated" Cirrhosis?
Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD)
PELD Model
Complications
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Ascites
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What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Ascites?
How Is Ascites Diagnosed?
Are There Different Classifications of Ascites?
How is Ascites Treated?
What Are the Complications of Ascites?
What Causes Ascites or Edema?
Esophageal Varices
Gallstones
Hepatic Encephalopathy
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What Are the Signs & Symptoms of HE?
How Is HE Diagnosed?
Are There Different Classifications of HE?
How Is HE Treated?
What Causes HE?
What Else Should I Be Doing?
Liver Transplant
When Is It Time For a Liver Transplant?
Who Can Be Refused a Transplant?
Who Comes First?
What’s Next?
What is the Surgery Story?
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What are the Possible Surgical Complications?
What About Organ Rejection?
Post-Transplant Meds
Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Questions?
A Primer from a Veteran
Organ/Tissue Donation
Transplant Process Chart
Allotransplantation
How Do Organs & Tissue Get Donated
What Can Be Transplanted?
Brain Death
Laws About Donation in the US
Myths About Donation
Caregivers & Families
What is a Caregiver?
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Roles of the Caregiver
Adapting to the New Role
Reactions to the Role
Traps of Caregiving
Caregiver Stress
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Types of Caregiver Stress
Tips to Reduce Caregiver Stress
Pre-transplant Stressors
Post-transplant Stressors
Helpful Caregiver Tips
Get Help
Palliative & Hospice Care
More Great Information
Diet
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Managing Liver Disease Through Nutrition
When Are Specific Diet Restrictions Required?
How Much Protein Should I Eat?
Low Sodium Diet
Diabetic Diet
Hemochromatosis Diet
Photos
Hints & Tips
Attitude
Articles
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Safe Pain Relief
Research Study by Duke University
Improved Mortality Prediction
Importance of Your Transplant Center Choice
12 Supplements To Avoid
Why Worry Is Useless!
How to Have Strong Communication With Medical Staff
Legal Considerations
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How Can I Get Access to a Family Member's Health Records?
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Advance Directives & Do Not Resuscitate Orders
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