Liver Failure?

Question

For any medical authorities... When someone has jaundice and has been told he/she has a blocked bile duct, what tests are used to diagnose this and what is normal protocol for treatment? Could a preliminary diagnosis be made solely by palpation of the liver?

How long might a person be able to live without intervention if this were the correct diagnosis?

If the diagnosis was jaundice brought about by accute/chronic alcohol abuse, (cirohossis), would timely medical intervention be of any benefit?

I'm asking this question to possible find answers as to why my 45 year old brother-in-law died of a massive infection, liver and kidney failure after being told 2 weeks ago he had a blocked bile duct and was supposed to see the doctor for follow up this past Monday, 2 days after he died.

Answer 1

Blocked bile duct is usually diagnosed on symptoms and physical examination....ultra sound can be used to conform the diagnosis. Treatment can be gall bladder removal or there is a treatment in which a scope is fed into the bile duct and any obstruction removed.
Prognosis without treatment for a completely blocked duct would be poor.
If the problem was due to cirrhosis then stopping drinking would be essential, the damage could not be completely repaired but the liver is able to heal itself to a degree, and with no further drinking and medical treatment the course of the disease can be halted.

Answer 2

usually liver disease will cause this. it is possible he had hcv-years or decades of chronic infection. there is not much a doctor can do to stop death once liver disease is beyond a certain degree of damage. his lifestyle would of played a signifigant reason for the severity of damages done.

had they of done further testing, there wouldn't of been much else for the doctors to do.

there is no such thing as acute alcohol abuse. (other than slamming) he'd of died of alcohol poisoning not cirrhosis. UNLESS he had an underlying disease such as hcv.

lifestyle has a lot to do with disease. for those heppers out there, alcohol of any kind no matter how less or how much a person drinks it will exaborrate disease!

Answer 3

I am unable to answer how long their life expectancy would be---but I can identify. There are surprisingly a lot of foods we need to refrain from, any medication with acetaminophen (Tylenol---especially), and the obvious, alcohol. I am not currently undergoing any treatment, but it is recommended to get a liver count monthly. Fried foods and ones that contain oil- like peanuts aren't ideal either. I take a lot of MILK THISTLE and Sam E herbal pills to help my condition.

Answer 4

What goes in must come out. Make him ****. ensure an enema remove the poison. You don't have time to waist. There looking for a problem or a reason, but not thinking about helping the body do it's job.