Liver Failure, Acute [akutní selhání jater]
- Terms
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akutní jaterní selhání
fulminantní selhání jater
játra - selhání akutní
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Acute Hepatic Failure
Acute Liver Failure
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Fulminating Hepatic Failure
Fulminating Liver Failure
Hepatic Failure, Acute
Hepatic Failure, Fulminant
Liver Failure, Fulminant
A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
- DUI
- D017114 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0026001
- Previous indexing
- Hepatic Encephalopathy (1967-1992); Liver Diseases (1966-1992); Hepatitis, Toxic (1969-1992)
- History note
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- Public note
- 93
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 5
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 18
- CL
- classification 6
- CO
- complications 15
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 27
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 7
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 3
- EH
- ethnology 2
- ET
- etiology 40
- GE
- genetics 2
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 1
- ME
- metabolism 4
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality 9
- NU
- nursing 2
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 10
- PP
- physiopathology 19
- PC
- prevention & control 2
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 11
- TH
- therapy 68
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary 3
- VI
- virology