Is there role for liver dialysis in hepatic encephalopathy

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Most sore throats get better on their own, within a few days. Bacterial infections like strep throat need to be treated with antibiotics. See a doctor for severe symptoms like trouble swallowing or breathing, a stiff neck, or a high fever.

1. What are the criteria for knowing the prognosis of cirrhosis (Child's criteria)?

2. What is the recommended treatment for cirrhosis of the liver?

3. Is there any role for liver dialysis in hepatic encephalopathy?

4. I have been asked to write essay on 'caring' for a client who has been an alcohol abuser for more than 10 years and is in the 'recovery' stage. I am aware there are many different factors, such as length of abuse, amount consumed, age, gender etc. . . . My question is: how long will it take the liver to 'recover' or to return to normal after stopping drinking? I am especially interested in blood tests, fatty deposits and gammaglutamyl transpeptidases (γ-GTs).

5. Can patients with liver cell failure suffer from myocardial infarction?

6. What is the definition of liver cell failure (decompensated liver disease)?

7. Flapping tremors: why do we get flapping tremors and no other types of tremor in liver failure? What is their mechanism and in which other conditions do they occur?

8. In a patient with liver cell failure, can there be resting and action tremors or parkinsonian features if it is confirmed that the patient does not have Wilson's disease?

9. Does the absence of any cirrhosis of the liver, together with normal liver enzymes, in a 9-year-old boy complaining of chorea of a 5-year duration, exclude Wilson's disease?

10. Can Wilson's disease be excluded in a patient complaining of movement disorder for over 2 years, when there is an absence of cirrhotic liver change?

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