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Health is most important in our life but with our busy schedules we often forget about it and start to give invitations to diseases<br>The very basic idea of reading this Powerpoint is you want to know about liver, its functions, what liver transplant is and who needs liver transplant
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WHO NEEDS LIVER TRANSPLANT? • Health is most important in our life but with our busy schedules we often forget about it and start to give invitations to diseases
After kidney failures, liver is the second most common failure faced. So it is very clear that liver disease is also a very common diseases to find among people. • The very basic idea of reading this article is you want to know about liver, its functions, what liver transplant is andwho needs liver transplant
The liver is a vital organ on the top right side of the stomach with a weight of 3-4 pounds usually. It is protected by liver cage and hard to feel from outside but when touched internally it is rubbery in touch and dark reddish in color. Its functions are listed below- • It helps in Blood filtration. • Stores vitamins, minerals and sugar for the body to use later. • Detoxifies food and chemical. • Helps in making proteins that helps in blood clotting • Produces bile
What is liver transplant? • It is a surgery to remove the deceased or injured liver and replace it with a full or partial new and healthy liver. The new liver should be normal, healthy and disease-free. The person donating the new liver is called Donor. • Who needs liver transplant? • ALF (Acute Liver Failure) • CLF (Chronic Liver Failure) • Cirrhosis • NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) • Toxic exposures • Metabolic and genetic disorders
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