When to See a Hepatologist?
A General Practitioner May Refer a Patient to a Hepatologist for a Variety of Reasons Including Drug Overdose, Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Portal...
A general practitioner may refer a patient to a hepatologist for a variety of reasons including drug overdose, gastrointestinal bleeding from portal hypertension, jaundice, ascites, enzyme defects or blood tests that indicate liver disease.
What are the first signs of a bad liver?
- Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)
- Abdominal pain and swelling.
- Swelling in the legs and ankles.
- Itchy skin.
- Dark urine color.
- Pale stool color.
- Chronic fatigue.
- Nausea or vomiting.
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When should I see a liver specialist?
When patients become symptomatic from chronic liver disease with the development of jaundice, ascites, encephalopathy, muscle wasting, gastrointestinal bleeding or coagulopathy, they need to be referred to a liver transplant center regardless of their age or etiology of liver disease.
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