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Hypoalbuminemia (or hypoalbuminaemia) is a medical sign in which the level of albumin in the blood is low. [1] This can be due to decreased production in the liver, increased loss in the gastrointestinal tract or kidneys, increased use in the body, or abnormal distribution between body compartments.
Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) Staging System. The prognosis of HCC is affected by the staging of the tumor, the liver's function due to the effects of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis as well as the person's physical performance status. [48] A number of staging classifications for HCC are available.
Thrombocytopenia in hospitalized alcoholics may be caused by spleen enlargement, folate deficiency, and most frequently, the direct toxic effect of alcohol on production, survival time, and function of platelets. [23] Platelet count begins to rise after 2 to 5 days' abstinence from alcohol.
Hypogammaglobulinemia may result from a variety of primary genetic immune system defects, such as common variable immunodeficiency, [1] or it may be caused by secondary effects such as medication, blood cancer, or poor nutrition, or loss of gamma globulins in urine, as in nonselective glomerular proteinuria.
Estimates based on most recent data suggest that each year there are 841,000 new liver cancer diagnoses and 782,000 deaths across the globe. [55] Liver cancer is the most common cancer in Egypt, the Gambia, Guinea, Mongolia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. [55] In terms of gender breakdown, globally liver cancer is more common in men than in women. [43 ...
This condition is caused by the deceased liver's decreased ability to esterificate cholesterol. [61] Thalassemia: D56: D013789 Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder which is caused by genetic mutations that causes the body to make fewer healthy red blood cells and less hemoglobin due to lack of protein chains. Triosephosphate isomerase ...
The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in organic, plant-based, and these types of protein powders. Some protein powders contain cancer-causing toxins, new study shows, and these 3 ...
A low-protein diet is a diet in which people decrease their intake of protein.A low-protein diet is used as a therapy for inherited metabolic disorders, such as phenylketonuria and homocystinuria, and can also be used to treat kidney or liver disease.