Mesh term Liver Failure
Browse to parent terms:Hepatic Insufficiency
Description
Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)Browse to child terms:
End Stage Liver Disease
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Liver Failure, Acute
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