What are the methods to diagnose liver cirrhosis

Update Date: 2022-08-27 Source: Network

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There are many diseases around us, we need to pay attention to some common diseases. We should pay attention to the existence of liver cirrhosis, which is a chronic disease. Many people in our life will suffer from this disease. Diagnosis is very important. So, what are the methods to diagnose liver cirrhosis?

What are the methods to diagnose liver cirrhosis

1. B-ultrasound examination: B-ultrasound can detect liver parenchyma, hepatic artery, hepatic vein, portal vein, spleen and other organs in multiple directions and angles, which has high diagnostic value for liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

2. Serum blood index: liver fibrosis is the precursor stage of cirrhosis, and serum index is the most widely studied diagnostic method of liver fibrosis at present. Among them, serum procollagen type III N-terminal propeptide (p-iii-p), procollagen type III (pc-iii), collagen type IV, hyaluronic acid (HA), laminin (1n) are widely used. These serological indexes are closely related to the severity of liver fibrosis, so they can be used to diagnose liver fibrosis.

3. Platelet and liver function tests: the number of platelets in early cirrhosis was lower than usual. Liver function examination, mainly in protein changes, early cirrhosis may appear albumin decreased, globulin increased, the proportion of inversion and so on.

matters needing attention

We should pay attention to the inspection items, and make a reasonable diagnosis, which is helpful to find the disease, and after the diagnosis, it is more conducive to understand the patient's condition. We should arrange the intake of protein reasonably, and take proper intake of fat, vitamins and water, which is more conducive to the recovery of the disease.