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Alcohol Drinking

The drinking of alcohol affects the digestive system by producing more acids and enzymes. Prolonged alcohol drinking leads to inflammation of liver tissues and liver damage. Damage of the pancreas due to alcohol leads to hyperglycemia. The effect of alcohol drinking on the central nervous system is very severe, leading to frontal lobe damages.

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Could stage 4 fibrosis indicate a serious liver disease?

Query: Hi doctor, Please explain these results. I have a median ARFI of 2.17 m/sec, IQR of 0.28, and IQR median of 0.13, and METAVIR at stage 4.   Read Full »


Dr. Mian Shah Yousaf

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is basically a fibroscan result of a liver and it measures the severity of stiffness in the liver caused by a particular disease. The result shows F4 fibrosis and it is an advanced stage of stiffness. If it is not controlled properly, then it will lead to cirrhosis a...  Read Full »

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