HOW much DO

YOU LOVE YOUR

LIVER?

Do you love your liver?

How Can You Love it If You

Don't Know it?

Hi... I'm Your Liver!

Let me tell you how much I love
youin 9 ways

1. I store the iron

reserves you need,
as well as a lot of
vitamins and other
minerals.
Without me, you
wouldn't have the
strength to carry
on!

2. I make bile to
help digest your
food.
Without me,
you'd waste away
to nothing.

3. I detoxify poisonous
chemicals you give
me, and that
includes alcohol,
beer, wine and drugs
(prescribed and overthe-counter) as well
as illegal substances.
Without me, your
"bad" habits would
kill you.

4. I store energy, like a

battery, by
stockpiling sugar
(carbohydrates,
glucose and fat) until
you need it.
Without me, the
sugar level in your
blood could fall
dramatically and
you'd go into a coma.

You couldn't have gotten out of

bed this morning if I weren't on
the job!.

5. I make the blood

that got your
system going even
before you were
born.
Without me, you
wouldn't be here!

6. I manufacture new
proteins that your
body needs to stay
healthy and grow.
Without me, you
wouldn't grow
properly!

7. I remove poisons
from the air, exhaust
smoke and chemicals
you breathe.
Without me, you'd
be poisoned by
pollutants!

8. I make clotting
factors that stop the
bleeding when you
accidentally prick
yourself.
Without me, you'd
bleed to death!

9. I help defend you

against the germs
going into your body all
the time. I take those
cold germs, flu bugs
and other germs you
encounter, and knock
them dead - or at least
weaken them.
Without me, you'd be a
sitting duck for every
infection known to man.

That's how much I love

you... but do you love
me?

Now,
let us share about a most
common liver disease
fatty liver ..

Fatty Liver
What is it?
Fatty liver is the collection of
excessive amounts of fat inside liver
cells, also called steatosis.

Mostly triglycerides.

Common type of Fatty Liver

1. Nonalcoholic
fatty liver
disease
(NAFLD) affect people
who drink
little or no
alcohol.

simple fatty
liver
(steatosis),
usually
causes
no liver
damage.

2. Nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis
(NASH), a more
serious type.
Cause by
hepatitis
infection,
malnutrition,
obesity,
diabetes
mellitus, and
Reye's
syndrome .

In some cases, this

can progress
either to cirrhosis,
which can produce
progressive,
irreversible liver
scarring, or to liver
cancer.

Reye's Syndrome - a deadly disease, attack

any child or adult without warning.

All body organs are affected, with the liver

and brain suffering most seriously.
Cause and cure remain unknown, research
has established a link between Reye's
Syndrome and the use of aspirin and other
salicylate-containing medications.

3. Alcoholic
steatosis.
Cause alcohol
by abuse

All body organs are

affected, with the liver
and brain suffering
most seriously.
Cause and cure remain
unknown, research has
established a link
between Reye's
Syndrome and the use
of aspirin and other
salicylate-containing
medications.

Causes:

1.Nonalcoholic fatty liver - It's unclear

exactly what causes disease.
But many researchers believe the
contributing factors are:

Obesity
Hypertension
Abnormal cholesterol levels

2. It's also unclear exactly how a liver

becomes fatty. The fat may come
from other parts of the body, or the
liver may absorb an increased
amount of fat from the intestine.
Another possible explanation is that
the liver loses its ability to change fat
into a form that can be eliminated.

What are the symptoms?

Fatty liver usually produces no

symptoms.
Jaundice
right-side abdominal pain
abdominal swelling
fever.

At more advanced stage, liver

becomes cirrhosis
Cirrhosis refers to scarring of the liver.
It replaces healthy tissue.
Scar tissue cannot do what healthy
liver tissue does.
Scar tissue also blocks the normal flow
of blood through the liver.
Cirrhosis can be life-threatening, but it
can also be controlled if treated early.

A fatty liver is enlarged and has a

greasy, pale yellow look.

How is it diagnosed?
The liver may be tender when the
abdomen is pressed.
Blood tests - for liver function.
Ultrasound or abdominal CT scan.

What is the treatment?

Treatment for fatty liver is aimed at

eliminating or treating the cause of the

condition.
In some cases, fatty liver is reversible if
caught early in its development.
Pregnancy-related fatty liver is treated by
delivering the baby, if viable.
Severe liver damage can occur if fatty liver
is left untreated. In these cases, the patient
may eventually require a liver transplant

AbN Statistic PGH CT Scan

2005 %

2006 %

Fatty liver

17.52

24.12

Liver cyst

9.99

11.66

Renal cyst

7.04

7.77

Renal calculi

10.90

11.48

GB calculi

9.63

9.54

Prostatomegaly

4.39

6.18

ovarian cyst

4.58

4.77

uterine myoma

1.87

3.45

Total scan done

1661

1132

Abnormality

AbN Statistic PGH

U/sound
2005 %

2006 %

Fatty liver

9.82

18.82

Liver cyst

1.33

2.52

Renal cyst

1.60

3.45

Renal calculi

2.21

3.39

GB calculi

3.54

5.52

Prostatomegaly

1.48

2.83

ovarian cyst

5.10

8.58

uterine myoma

2.25

3.79

Total scan done

2627

3566

Abnormality

Fatty liver % detection vs no

of check-up 2006
2005
total
checkup

2005
%

2006total
check-up

2006
%

Ct Scan

1661

17.52

1132

24.12

Ultrasound

2627

9.82

3566

18.82

Modality

That shows some people do

not love me enough

Now,
Let me tell you some easy
ways to love me, your liver

 Don't drown me in beer,

alcohol or wine!
Even one drink is too
much for some people
and could scar me for
life.

 Watch those drugs!

All drugs are

chemicals, and when
you mix them up
without a doctor's
advice you could
create something
poisonous that could
damage me badly.

I scar easily.. and those scars, called

"cirrhosis" are permanent.

Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking

pills when they aren't necessary is a bad
habit. All those chemicals can really hurt a
liver.

 Be careful with

aerosol sprays!
Remember, I have
to detoxify what
you breathe in,
too. So when you
are cleaning with
aerosol cleaners,
make sure the
room is ventilated,
or wear a mask.

That goes double for bug sprays,

mildew sprays, paint sprays and all

those other chemical sprays you use.
Be careful what you breathe!

 Watch what gets on your skin! Those

insecticides you put on trees and shrubs not

only kill bugs they can get to me right
through your skin and destroy my cells, too.
Remember they're all chemicals.
Cover your skin with gloves, long sleeves, a
hat and mask every time insecticides are in
the air or if you're handling them.

 Don't eat too much fatty food!

I make the cholesterol your body

needs, and I try to make the right
amount.
Give me a break. Eat a good, well
balanced nourishing diet. If you eat
the right stuff for me, I'll really do
my stuff for you!

WARNING:
I can't and won't tell you I'm in trouble
until I'm almost at the end of my
rope... and yours.
Remember: I am a non-complainer.
Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and
other junk can destroy me! This may be the
only warning you will ever get.

Take My Advice, Please!

Check me out with your
doctor.
Blood screening tests can
identify some trouble.
If I'm soft and smooth, that's
good. If I'm hard and bumpy,
that could mean trouble.
If your doctor suspects
trouble, ULTRA SOUND and
CT scans can look into it.
My life, and yours, depends
on how you treat me.

Now you know how much I

care for you.
Please treat me with tender
loving care.

Your silent partner and everloving lover.LIVER

THANK YOU