| Descriptor English: | Liver Failure, Acute | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fallo Hepático Agudo
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Falência Hepática Aguda | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Défaillance hépatique aigüe | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Acute Hepatic Failure Acute Liver Failure Failure, Acute Hepatic Failure, Acute Liver Fulminant Hepatic Failure Fulminant Hepatic Failures Fulminant Liver Failure Fulminant Liver Failures Fulminating Hepatic Failure Fulminating Hepatic Failures Fulminating Liver Failure Fulminating Liver Failures Hepatic Failure, Acute Hepatic Failure, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Fulminating Liver Failure, Fulminant Liver Failure, Fulminating |
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| Tree number(s): |
C06.552.308.500.750 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017114 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Hepatic Encephalopathy (1967-1992) Hepatitis, Toxic (1969-1992) Liver Diseases (1966-1992) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 93 |
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| History Note: | 93 |
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| DeCS ID: | 30667 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017114 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WI 712 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1993/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1992/05/22 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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Liver Failure, Acute
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0026001 |
| Scope note | A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. |
| Preferred term | Liver Failure, Acute |
| Entry term(s) |
Acute Hepatic Failure Acute Liver Failure Failure, Acute Hepatic Failure, Acute Liver Fulminant Hepatic Failure Fulminant Hepatic Failures Fulminant Liver Failure Fulminant Liver Failures Fulminating Hepatic Failure Fulminating Hepatic Failures Fulminating Liver Failure Fulminating Liver Failures Hepatic Failure, Acute Hepatic Failure, Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Fulminating Liver Failure, Fulminant Liver Failure, Fulminating |
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