Vitamin and mineral supplements in the management of liver disease.
While pharmacologic doses of specific vitamins or minerals are probably not warranted as a therapy for acute or chronic liver disease, deficiencies of micronutrients among patients with liver disease are extremely common, act to the detriment of the patient, and should be corrected so that normal metabolic processes can allow both regeneration of tissue and resistance to infection.
D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D008903:Minerals; D014815:Vitamins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014807:Vitamin D