Liver cirrhosis presentation incidence and prevalence by Shnyar Atta

1. Incidence and prevalence of
Liver Cirrhosis
Prepared by:
Shnyar Atta Qadir

2. Table of Content
• Introduction
• Types of liver cirrhosis
• Causes
• Signs and symptoms
• Diagnosis(Lab tests)
• Treatment and prevention
• Incidence and prevalence

3. Liver cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease that arise due to alcoholism, hepatitis, and it can
also be defined as late stage of fibrosis caused by many related diseases and
conditions.

4. Types of liver cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is classified into four stages including:
• Stage I: Steatosis characterized by inflammation of the
bile duct or liver, it might cause damage to the liver
• Stage II: Fibrosis due to inflammation mostly stays
asymptomatic until it reaches stage three and four
• Stage III: Scars tissue replaces good tissue in the
liver.
• Stage IV: Liver failure or advanced liver disease or
hepatic failure

5. Etiology of the condition

6. Signs and symptoms

7. Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis
Cirrhosis can be diagnosed easily because it leads to obvious complications, there
are different technique and methods for diagnosing.

8. Treatment and Prevention
• Preventative care can be taken by the patients themselves to avoid cirrhosis of
the liver altogether. Preventative care can be divided into three steps:
• Healthy lifestyle adoption
• Regular screenings for liver disease
• Care optimization, especially in risk populations

9. Treatment and Prevention
Stop drinking and alcohol therapy
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis
medicines that have been approved to treat
hepatitis C since 2013
Chronic hepatitis C
antiviral medicines that slow or stop the virus
from further damaging your liver.
Chronic hepatitis B
medicines such as ursodiol NIH external
link (Actigall, Urso). Doctors may use surgical
procedures to open bile ducts that are narrowed
or blocked.
Diseases that damage, destroy, or block bile
ducts
Treatment most often focuses on managing
symptoms and complications.
Inherited liver diseases
When liver stops functioning and becomes liver
failure
Liver transplant
Creator: Shnyar

10. Cases with different stages and causes of
Cirrhosis