Basics in Clinical Nutrition: Nutritional support in liver disease

Nutritional support in liver disease

It has been recognised for many years that patients with chronic parenchymal liver disease are malnourished. Dr Roger Williams and his colleagues at King's were one of the first to formally document nutritional status in their patients when O'Keefe et al' reported that significant numbers of their patients had clinical, biochemical, haematological and immunological variables thought to be indic...

Nutritional Support in Liver Disease Topic 13 Module 13.2 Nutritional Support in Chronic Liver Disease

Wilson’s Disease: Nutrition Support

Wilson’s disease (WD) or hepato-lenticular degeneration is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder. A prevalence rate of 30 cases per million and a birth incidence rate of one per 30,000 to 40,000 are often quoted. In 40 to 50% of individuals with WD, hepatic dysfunction is the initial clinical manifestation. With the exception of liver transplantation, treatment of WD is only palliative and intend...

Nutritional support in chronic liver disease

Malnutrition and nutrition support in patients with liver disease.

Liver disease, especially alcohol related, is increasingly common and is often accompanied by malnutrition as a result of reduced intake, absorption, processing and storage of nutrients. An increase or alteration in metabolic demands also occurs and some patients have high nutrient losses. Malnutrition in all forms of liver disease is associated with higher rates of mortality and morbidity but ...