Drug-induced liver disease

Drug-induced liver disease:

Drug-induced liver disease: Introduction

Drug-induced liver disease: Drug-induced liver diseases are diseases of the liver that are caused by physician-prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, hormones, herbs, illicit ("recreational") drugs, and environmental toxins. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Drug-induced liver disease is available below.

Symptoms of Drug-induced liver disease

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Treatments for Drug-induced liver disease

No specific treatment is indicated for drug-induced hepatic disease. Treatment is largely supportive and based on symptomatology. The first step is to discontinue the suspected drug
Treatment of hepatotoxicity is dependant upon the causative agent, the degree of liver dysfunction, and the age and general health of the patient. Treatments include:
- Discontinuation of causative medication
- Monitoring of patient and regular review of liver function - where liver dysfunction is mild to moderate, and liver function is improving
- Abstinence from alcohol and avoidance of medication that may contribute to further liver damage
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Drug-induced liver disease?

Misdiagnosis of Drug-induced liver disease
Failure to diagnose Drug-induced liver disease
Hidden causes of Drug-induced liver disease (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Undiagnosed: Drug-induced liver disease

Causes of Drug-induced liver disease

See full list of 7 causes of Drug-induced liver disease

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Underlying causes of Drug-induced liver disease

Drug-induced liver disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Drug-induced liver disease

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The...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 ...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 the "good" bacteria in...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...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...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 disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of...read more »

Chronic liver disease often undiagnosed: One study reported that 50% of patients with a chronic liver disease remain undiagnosed by their...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...read more »

Drug-induced liver disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

Addiction Health Specialists:
- Addiction Psychiatry
- Psychiatry
Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
- Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
- Transplant Hepatology (Liver Transplant Specialist)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Drug-induced liver disease

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Drug-induced liver disease, on hospital performance and surgical care quality: