Liver Failure: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management

Liver failure can result from various causes, including chronic liver diseases like cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, or acute conditions such as drug toxicity, and is characterized by a significant decline in liver function. Diagnosis involves clinical evaluation, liver function tests, imaging, and...

• Liver failure is defined as the liver's inability to perform its multitude of functions sufficiently to sustain an individual's survival. It is categorized into acute, subacute, chronic, and acute-on-chronic forms, each with varying prognoses. Acute liver failure is characterized by the development of encephalopathy within 26 weeks in a person without prior liver disease, while chronic liver failure develops gradually due to long-term conditions.