HEPATITIS BBY: BEAUTY-LYN E. PASCUAL RN, OHN

LIVER FUNCTION

1. Glycogen storage (Body Fuel) derived from sugars and when required, is broken down to glucose and released into bloodstream.

2. Helps process fats and proteins from digested food.

3. Makes proteins essential for blood clot (clotting factors)

4. Process medicines that people ingest

5. Help remove or process alcohol, poisons and toxins from the body.

6. Produces bile that breaks down fats in food so that they can be absorbed from the intestine.

HEPA (LIVER) + TITIS (INFLAMMATION)

LIVER DISEASE

HEPATITIS : SYMPTOMS

HEPATITIS : CAUSE

HEPATITIS : DIAGNOSIS

1. BLOOD TEST

2. LIVER ULTRASOUND SCAN

3. LIVER BIOPSY

HEPATITIS : TREATMENT

No curative treatment , but tries to delay or prevent development of complications

HEPATITIS : PREVENTIVE

SAFE SEX

DRUG ADDICT

SALAMAT SA ORAS AT PAKIKINIG NG MAY PANG

UNAWA.

- NURSE