liver dysfunction

collocation in English

meaningsofliveranddysfunction

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liver
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈlɪv.ər/us
/ˈlɪv.ɚ/
a large organ in the body that cleans the blood and produces bile, or this organ from an animal used ...
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dysfunction
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a problem or fault in a part of the body or ...
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(Definition ofliveranddysfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliver dysfunction

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Liverdysfunctioncan occur in rare cases.
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However, the ability to store thiamine might have been decreased because ofliverdysfunctiondue to liver cirrhosis.
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As an example, patients referred for liver transplantation rarely have isolatedliverdysfunction.
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Clinical effects relating to surgery includeliverdysfunction, increased bleeding risk, delirium,51 and longer hospital stay.
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In spite of these advances, some problems and questions remain, including protein-losing enteropathy, atrial arrhythmias, ability to withstand pregnancy, thromboembolism,liverdysfunction, and pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae.
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Jaundice indicates anaemia due to haemolysis or associated withliverdysfunction.
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Co-existentliverdysfunction, increased haem turnover (due to increased red blood cell breakdown), chronic inflammation, infection or malignancy may cause a rise in serum ferritin, thus masking iron deficiency.
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Eleven (33 %) of the cases were immunocompromised because of other diseases (5 with diabetes, 4 with other diseases leading to immunodeficiency, 2 hadliverdysfunction).
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Forty-three patients (15.99 %) hadliverdysfunction.
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Valproate should be administered cautiously and serum levels and liver functions monitored carefully in patients with significantliverdysfunction.
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These included additional information about possibleliverdysfunction.
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As the disease progresses, other complications develop including increasingliverdysfunctionor liver failure.
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And, although physical signs of chronicliverdysfunctionmay not be present, many patients suffer liver impairment leading to liver failure.
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The toxin naturally accumulates in liver cells, and the ensuing disruption of metabolism accounts for the severeliverdysfunctioncause by amatoxins.
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One consequence of suchliverdysfunctionwould be jaundice.
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Low levels of aflatoxin exposure require continuous consumption for several weeks to months in order for signs ofliverdysfunctionto appear.
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Some patients will present with mildliverdysfunctionand have only laboratory abnormalities as their initial presentation.
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Possible side effects include dizziness, lightheadedness, malaise, nausea, vomiting, andliverdysfunction.
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Alterations in membrane lipids are seen in abetalipoproteinemia andliverdysfunction.
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Less common, yet serious reactions include hypersensitivity reactions (including anaphylaxis), radiation recall, heart damage andliverdysfunction.
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