Alcohol Addiction

Doctors Commonly May Miss Cirrhosis

NOBODY’S PERFECT –

Dec. 18, 2021 – Dr. Don Rocky is Director of the Core Center for Gastroenterological Diseases Research, South Carolina Medical University. Credits: South Carolina Medical College Sarapack.

A recent study at the South Carolina Medical College (MUSC) Gastroenterological Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) found that doctors need to be careful when using specific liver function tests to diagnose alcoholic cirrhosis. Provides insights about. 

Alcoholism Cirrhosis About 1 in 400 adults in the United States is affected. It is a progressive liver disease that occurs when chronic ethanol use causes inflammation, cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. Early diagnosis is important because less than 50% of people diagnosed with advanced liver disease due to cirrhosis survive for one year. Cirrhosis is generally not a reversible condition, Early diagnosisEncourage doctors to stop drinking and provide them with treatments that can reduce symptoms and prolong life expectancy.

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