Abstract

STUDY ON ALCOHOLIC AND NON ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASES RISK FACTORS, SYMPTOMS, PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE BY ALCOHOL AND SMOKING, ESTIMATION OF ELEVATED PARAMETERS, ESTIMATION OF HIGHEST OCCURANCE OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASES IN 978 PATIENTS ADMITT

Aishwarya Arigapudi*

Abstract

Alcoholic Liver Disease is a term that encompasses the liver manifestations of alcohol overconsumptions, including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Risk factors include increased quantity of alcohol intake, pattern of drinking, sex, hepatitis infection etc. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is excessive fat build up in the liver due to causes other than alcohol use. There are two types non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with the latter also including liver inflammation. Risk factors include diabetes, obesity, a high in fructose and older age. NAFDL and alcoholic liver disease are types of fatty liver disease. NAFLD is related to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The patients admitted with liver impairment data was collected. The risk factors were assessed based on the question forms. Differentiations of alcoholic and non alcoholic liver diseases were done. The age, sex, symptoms, diagnostic parameters, alcoholic and smokers rates were calculated based on the data collected over a period of time. The diagnostic parameter changes were listed in the patients.

Keywords: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Alcoholic Liver Disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), portal hypertension (PHNT), shortness of breath (SOB), pulse rate(pr).