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Descriptor English: Liver Failure
Descriptor Spanish: Fallo Hepático
Descriptor fracaso hepático
Entry term(s) fallo hepático
insuficiencia hepática grave
Scope note: Grave incapacidad del HÍGADO para realizar sus funciones metabólicas normales, que se manifiesta por ICTERICIA intensa y concentraciones séricas anormales de AMONIACO, BILIRRUBINA, FOSFATASA ALCALINA, ASPARTATO AMINOTRANSFERASA, LACTATO DESHIDROGENASAS y del índice albúmina/globulina. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Falência Hepática
Descriptor French: Défaillance hépatique
Entry term(s): Hepatic Failure
Tree number(s): C06.552.308.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017093
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: if coma is present, index under HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE is also available
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
Previous Indexing: Hepatic Encephalopathy (1967-1992)
Liver Diseases (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 1993; for FULMINATING HEPATIC FAILURE; HEPATIC FAILURE, FULMINANT; and LIVER FAILURE, FULMINANT see HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY 1993-1999
History Note: 1993; for FULMINATING HEPATIC FAILURE; HEPATIC FAILURE, FULMINANT; and LIVER FAILURE, FULMINANT use HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY 1993-1999
DeCS ID: 30668
Unique ID: D017093
NLM Classification: WI 712
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2009/07/14
Liver Failure - Preferred
Concept UI M0025970
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Liver Failure
Entry term(s) Hepatic Failure



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