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Edema in liver diseases has different mechanisms of formation. Their formation is influenced by abnormal liver function in the synthesis of proteins necessary for the maintenance of proper (anti-oedematous) oncotic pressure, especially observed in chronic liver diseases.
The causes of edema in liver diseases
The following factors are also important in the mechanism of edema formation in liver diseases:
- high capillary permeability (especially in inflammatory diseases of the liver),
- disturbed sodium metabolism in the damaged liver, leading to sodium retention, and thus water in the vascular bed,
- obstruction of the outflow of blood in cirrhotic states of the liver, leading to hypertension in the prehepatic vascular bed, which favors not only the so-called peripheral edema, but also the formation of transudate in the peritoneal cavity.
Edema in liver diseases – pre-medical treatment
W home pre-medical procedure it is advisable:
- limiting exercise to eliminate possible overlapping circulatory failure with liver failure,
- implementation of a diet that spares and strengthens the liver function,
- taking preparations that strengthen the functioning of liver cells,
- use of a large amount of vitamins.
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