This book describes Liver and Diseases, Diagnosis and Updated Treatments.

My liver is the largest solid organ in my body

It cleans my blood of all the toddy

My liver helps me by taking toxins out of the blood.

And detoxifies them from the food mud

It processes the good stuff that my body ingests

Into forms that the rest of the body will digest

It stores energy in the form of a sugar

Called glycogen kept like a treasure

My liver also breaks down protein

Into amino acids from meat and beans

Fats are digested by the hepatic bile

And sent to the intestine in a while

The liver also produces the cholesterol

Which become the male and female hormones all

But do not put the liver to the test

Avoid harmful stuff, poisons and the rest.

Waste or stuff that the body does not need

Will be removed by the feces at great speed

The liver helps with blood clotting

Factors which help you stop bleeding

A toast to my liver not with alcohol

But with pure water that is a cure-all

To the one that has kept me alive

You have helped me to survive

Hepatitis is an acute inflammatory liver disease

Hepatitis infection can occur in people of all ages.

Hepatitis A and B are food-borne viruses that infects the cells of the liver

Hepatitis A and B infections often occur from an infected food handler or giver

Hepatitis A may be passed through infected food exposure

Rarely through hemodialysis in patients with kidney failure

The Hepatitis A virus is excreted in feces with contaminated water transmission

And contaminated food (shellfish, cockle shells) and poor sanitation

Many people with viral hepatitis feel very sick and weak.

There is jaundice, loss of appetite and fatigue

There is also fever, nausea and vomiting

Together with pale colored stools and dark urine

Most people with Hepatitis A will recover from their illness.

Hepatitis A patients seldom get any serious or chronic sickness

Bed rest, oral fluid and carbohydrate diet will help recovery

Recovery is usual within 6 weeks with no damage to the body

Hepatitis B and C may be passed through intravenous drug exposure

Blood exchange through hemodialysis in patients with kidney failure

Accidental needle stick injury may occur with body-piercing,

There is a small risk from re-used equipment used for tattooing

Many people with acute hepatitis B and C feel entirely well.

The immune system does not remove the virus from its cells

Eighty per cent will carry the virus in the liver

Twenty per cent of Hepatitis B can become severe

When that happens, the liver may develop cirrhosis.

It is important to constantly monitor the hepatitis

Treatment of chronic Hepatitis B and C is with antiviral medication

Treatment should be given only if tests show active inflammation.

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Toxic Hepatitis is caused by work related chemicals and medicines

Autoimmune Hepatitis is one of the causes of chronic active hepatitis

Liver Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease where the normal liver tissue is replaced by bands of fibrous scar tissue separating nodules of regenerated liver cells.

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease is a medical disorder where there are fat deposits inside the liver which may prevent the liver from removing toxins from the blood.

Liver cancer is one of most dangerous cancer because the liver detoxifies a lot of poisons in the body.

Once the liver is damaged the organ can shut down together with the heart and brain.

Any liver cancer is dangerous and need to be treated urgently.

Liver transplant is still the best treatment for liver cancer if there is no spread.

The major causes of Liver Cancer Hepatitis B and C infections.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Liver

Chapter 2 Diseases

Chapter 3 Work Related Liver Diseases

Chapter 4 Autoimmune Hepatitis

Chapter 5 Hepatitis

Chapter 6 Liver Cirrhosis

Chapter 7 Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver

Chapter 8 Cancer of Liver

Epilogue