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What is Liver Disease (Hepatic Disease)? Liver
diseases include conditions such as infection, vascular abnormalities,
biliary obstruction, tumors, toxins, and endocrine disease. Using
advanced diagnostic technology, liver disease can be diagnosed
and treated more effectively than ever before.
Left: Ultrasound of a large malignant
liver tumor.
Right: Cytology from a different pet obtained
by ultrasound-guided needle biopsy that indicates mild liver disease
 
- What are the signs of liver disease?
Liver disease has many symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea,
loss of appetite, water intake, chronic weight loss, seizures,
and/or yellow gums and eyes.
- How is liver disease diagnosed? A complete
liver profile at our diagnostic hospital can include blood analysis,
ultrasound examination, ultrasound-guided needle biopsy, X-rays,
laparoscopy, angiography, and bacterial cultures.
- How is liver disease treated? Hepatic
therapy, depending on the type & severity of the disease
treatment involves hopsitalization, I.V. fluid therapy, feeding
tubes, medications, diet & sometimes surgery.
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