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Wilson disease by pathologystudent Posted Thu 13 Jan 2011 5:47am Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive disorder in which patients accumulate a ton of copper. Let’s take a look at copper metabolism and then look into the disease in a little more detail. People generally eat around 2-5 mg of copper a day. About half of it is absorbed in the duodenum and proximal small intestine. It is attached to ... Read on »

Wilson Disease by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm Wilson disease causes the body to retain copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson disease does not release copper into bile as it should. Bile is a liquid produced by the liver that helps with digestion. As the intestines absorb copper from food, the copper builds up in the liver and injures liver tissue. Eventually, the damage causes t ... Read on »

Can you solve this case? by pathologystudent Posted Thu 17 Jan 2013 12:19pm Here’s another unknown case in our small-but-growing collection (you can find other cases here , here , here and here ). These cases are like the ones you see when you’re a medical student or pathology resident rotating through surgical pathology. Usually, there’s a tray of these “unknowns” (maybe 10 or so) that’s put out ahead of time (a ... Read on »

What I need to know about Cirrhosis of the Liver by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm What is cirrhosis of the liver? Cirrhosis refers to scarring of the liver. Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease. It replaces healthy tissue. Scar tissue cannot do what healthy liver tissue does—make protein, help fight infections, clean the blood, help digest food, and store energy for when you need it. Sca ... Read on »

LIVER CARE FOUNDATION , NEW DELHI by nitinsyal Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Aug 2009 11:34pm About the Liver The Liver is an organ on the right side of the body weighing about 1.5Kg. It is distinctly the largest and a key organ of a human body, characterized by its muddy red colour. It is strategically the first port of entry from the process of digestion before nutrients leave for the rest of the body. It is the only organ in the hum ... Read on »

Autoimmune Hepatitis by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells. This causes the liver to become inflamed (hepatitis). Researchers think a genetic factor may predispose some people to autoimmune diseases. About 70 percent of those with autoimmune hepatitis are women, most between the ages of 15 and 40. The dis ... Read on »

Do's, Don'ts, and Alternative Treatments for your liver by rickisjourney Posted Fri 28 May 2010 12:00am In my search for finding an alternative to the transplant and removal of Larry (Yes, I have grown quite attached to my lil liver) I have "googled" I have "binged" I have searched high and low, yet I have not seen anything that can CURE end-stage-liver-disease.... What I have found is TONS of information on how to stop or slow the progressi ... Read on »

Cirrhosis of the Liver by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm

1 Comment The liver, the largest organ in the body, is essential in keeping the body functioning properly. It removes or neutralizes poisons from the blood, produces immune agents to control infection, and removes germs and bacteria from the blood. It makes proteins that regulate blood clotting and produces bile to help absorb fats and fat-soluble vi ... Read on »

Liver Genetics, PBL, and Liver Transplant Selection Committee Meeting by CCLCM Student .. Medical Student

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:04pm Our seminar this morning was on the genetics of liver diseases. There are a lot of enzymes and metabolic pathways in the liver, so naturally a lot of things can go wrong there. Yet again, it reminds me about how amazing it is that so many of us turn out as well as we do. Some of the problems we discussed include Wilson's Disease, where the per ... Read on »

Waiting for a Kidney — The Jay Robare Story by Bob Aronson Patient Expert

Posted Fri 31 Dec 2010 5:49am Jay Robare of Florida designed the Save the Arizona 98 poster. Jay, is waiting for a kidney transplant. I offer these stories in order to get people to join the Save the Arizona 98 movement. In case you missed it Arizona first promised then denied 98 of its pre-approved citizens that Medicaid would pay for their organ transplants. These peop ... Read on »