Impact of Liver Cirrhosis Upon Adult Patients Daily Living Activities : at Baghdad Teaching Hospitals

ISBN-13: 9783659936258 / Angielski

Haider Mohammed Majeed; Hussein Hadi Atiyah

Opis

The liver plays a central role in organism homeostasis. It plays a major role in metabolism, including glycogen synthesis and storage, gluconeogenesis, and protein and lipid metabolism. The liver is also responsible for the production of bile, plasma protein synthesis (including most clotting factors), and drug detoxification. Indeed, the liver has important interactions with every organ system Cirrhosis is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis cause (4- 5%) of deaths for people between the ages of (45-54 )years and result in about 30,000 deaths each year in the United States. The annual incidence of newly diagnosis chronic liver disease in the US is (72.3) cases per (100000) persons. The prevalence of the chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is (5.5) million cases. Over (60%) of cases are male .

O autorze

Mohammed Majeed, Haider
Haider Mohammed Majeed, MSc, Medical Surgical Nursing Department / Baghdad University, is working as Master Tutor, College of Nursing.