title: When your patient is in liver failure.
abstract: Find out what leads up to liver failure, how it's diagnosed, and how to care for your patient.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pa, USA.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology