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… after an injury can be a symptom of serious damage to the liver or spleen. Yes Pain is below ribs No Pain is below ribs Have … Mild: 37.9 °C (100.3 °F) and lower A forehead (temporal) scanner is usually 0.3° C (0.5° F) to 0.6° C (1° F) lower …
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… after an injury can be a symptom of serious damage to the liver or spleen. Yes Pain is below ribs No Pain is below ribs Do you … F) Mild: 37.9° C (100.3° F) and lower A forehead (temporal) scanner is usually 0.3° C (0.5° F) to 0.6° C (1° F) lower …
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… (such as fast/irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure) liver disease a brain disorder/tumor/injury … surgery or imaging procedures (such as certain X-rays, CT scans) requiring the use of contrast dye (such as … (such as fast/irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure) liver disease a brain disorder/tumor/injury …
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… surgery to remove the gallbladder, bile flows from the liver (where it is produced) through the common bile duct … ( peritonitis ). Have high pressure in blood vessels in the liver ( portal hypertension ). This is caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Are in the third trimester of pregnancy. Have a major …
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… is used to treat hepatitis C, it may rarely cause serious liver problems. It may make other liver problems (such as hepatitis B) get worse. Before … your doctor if you have ever had hepatitis B or any other liver problems. See also Precautions section. Tell your …
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… This lifelong infection may lead to scarring of the liver, called cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can lead to liver failure and cancer in a small number of people. Talk … to your health care provider about regular screening for liver cancer if you have chronic HBV infection. Is there …
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… is hepatitis E? Hepatitis E is a virus that can infect the liver. Unlike other forms of hepatitis, the hepatitis E … virus usually doesn't lead to long-term illness or serious liver damage. Most people get well within a few months. How … the right side of the belly, under the rib cage (where your liver is). Yellow skin (jaundice), dark urine, and …
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… Rarely, entecavir may cause serious (possibly fatal) liver problems and lactic acid build-up in the blood (lactic … your doctor. Your doctor will do blood tests to check your liver for several months after you stop entecavir. This … hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus. Long-term infection …
Medical tests
… albumin and globulin. Albumin. This is made mainly in the liver. It helps keep the blood from leaking out of blood … beta, and gamma types. Some globulins are made by the liver, while others are made by the immune system . Certain … Why It Is Done Albumin is tested to: Check how well the liver and kidneys are working. Find out if your diet …
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… chronic hepatitis C will go on to develop cirrhosis —severe liver damage and scarring—after a period of about 20 years … may affect how quickly problems such as cirrhosis or liver cancer develop. The way cirrhosis develops depends on: How much liver damage you had when you were diagnosed. How long …