Liver Disease Symptoms & Tests

Liver Disease Symptoms

PERSONALABS™ offers blood and urine tests to assist in determining the level of liver function. The liver is an important organ located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The liver is responsible for filtering the blood, making bile, processing and hooking fats to carriers, storing sugars, helping the body transport and save energy, making important proteins, metabolizing many medications, storing vitamins, and helping break down and recycle red blood cells.

If the liver becomes inflamed or infected, its ability to perform these functions may be impaired. Liver disease and infections are caused by a variety of conditions including viral infections, bacterial invasion, and chemical or physical changes within the body. The most common cause of liver damage is malnutrition, especially that which occurs with alcoholism.

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Symptoms of liver disease may be acute, occurring suddenly, or chronic, developing slowly over a long period of time and may include:

• Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin
• Darkened urine
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Unusual weight loss or weight gain
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Light-colored stools
• Abdominal pain in the upper right part of the stomach
• Malaise, or a vague feeling of illness
• Generalized itching
• Varicose veins (enlarged blood vessels)
• Fatigue
• Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
• Low grade fever
• Muscle aches and pains
• Loss of sex drive
• Depression

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