See Also: liver failure, acute(medicine)
liver failure(medicine)
acute respiratory failure(medicine)
kidney failure, acute(medicine)
Acute kidney failure(medicine)
Acute renal failure(medicine)
Acute kidney failure(health)
Acute renal failure(health)
Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute(health)
acute yellow atrophy of the liver(medicine)

liver failure, acute (medicine)


liver failure, acute


A form of liver failure with rapid onset. It is often induced by the toxic effect of drugs and various toxic substances in experimental studies in animals and in clinical states in humans. If coma ensues, the constellation of neurological symptoms is referred to as hepatic encephalopathy.