How does liver coma do

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Uncle has drug-induced hepatitis. Because he is in the acute stage, he often has the phenomenon of liver coma. Our whole family are worried about it and take various methods to control the disease. Let's see what to do with liver coma.

How does liver coma do

First of all, we should pay special attention to maintaining nutrition, keeping the balance of water and electrolyte, careful nursing, close observation, early treatment, actively remove and reduce the damage of ammonia to brain tissue, and prevent the occurrence of bedsore, aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infection and other complications.

Secondly, branched chain amino acid injection can correct the imbalance of amino acid metabolism in patients with hepatic coma, and compound amino acid can also be used. The former is 200-500 ml, once a day, and the latter is 4-5 tablets, three times a day.

Finally: common causes of hepatic coma, such as eating too much protein, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, azotemia, excessive diuresis and a large number of ascites, anesthesia, surgery, excessive sedatives, CO infection, etc. These complications need to be prevented as soon as possible. Once they appear, timely measures need to be taken to solve them.

matters needing attention

Timely diagnosis and rescue should be made for hemorrhage, infection, hepatorenal syndrome, brain edema and brain hernia. Patients with hepatic coma need special nursing besides routine nursing.