Management of patients with advanced liver cirrhosis.
This article provides an overview of liver cirrhosis. The pathophysiology, common investigations and the nursing management of patients with advanced liver cirrhosis are examined.
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Suzanne
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King's College Hospital, London. suzanne.sargent@kingsch.nhs.uk
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D015984:Causality; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed