Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Introduction
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: A rare inherited condition where bile is unable to drain from the liver where it builds up and causes progressive liver damage.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1 is available below.
Symptoms of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
See full list of 19
symptoms of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Treatments for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Dietary management - Diet should be high in carbohydrates and protein. Supplementation of fat soluble vitamins is often necessary
- Medical treatment
- Ursodeoxycholic acid - may be tried but most forms of the disease do not respond to medical treatment
- Surgical treatment
- Diversion of bile salts from the enterohepatic circulation - cutaneous diversion, ileal diversion. May result in resolution of liver disease in most patients
- more treatments...»
Read more about treatments for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1:
- High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
- more...»
Wrongly Diagnosed with Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1?
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1:
Causes of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Read more about causes of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1.
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There...read more »
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from delaying...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
Some of the...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, ...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance....read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course,...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption...read more »
Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients
with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their primary...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Research Doctors & Specialists
Research related physicians and medical specialists:
- Cholesterol Specialists:
- Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
- Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
- Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
- more specialists...»
Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:
Hospitals & Clinics: Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures
for medical facilities in specialties related to Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1:
Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »
Choosing the Best Hospital:
More general information, not necessarily in relation to Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1,
on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Animations
More Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1 animations & videos
Prognosis for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Prognosis for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1:
death usually occurs between 17 months and 8 years
More about prognosis of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1: Broader Related Topics
Types of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
User Interactive Forums
Read about other experiences, ask a question about Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:
Contents for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1:
- Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- What is Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1?
- Videos related to Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Prognosis of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Types of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Causes of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Symptoms of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Diagnostic Tests for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Home Testing and Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Signs of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Complications of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Misdiagnosis of Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Undiagnosed Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Treatments for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Hospital Statistics for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1
- Glossary for Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic 1