Patient's question:
My friend's father has been smoking for many years, so he often coughs and frequently coughs up a lot of yellow phlegm. Recently, he has been feeling chest pain more than usual. After going to the hospital for a chest X-ray, it was discovered that there are signs of liver cirrhosis. He is currently receiving treatment and is now very thin and in poor spirits.Doctor's answer:
Hepatocirrhosis poses the following harms to humans:1. In the later stages, it can lead to recurrent portal hypertension and liver dysfunction, ultimately resulting in complications such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy, which may be life-threatening.
2. Widespread damage to hepatocytes significantly impairs the liver's physiological functions.
3. When cirrhosis progresses to the decompensated stage of liver function, various discomforting symptoms may reappear.
4. It can cause portal hypertension to lead to severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
5. Hepatic encephalopathy may recur.
6. It increases the likelihood of secondary infections such as bronchitis, pneumonia, peritonitis, and biliary tract infections, posing a serious threat to the patient's life.