Hepatic edema, also known as hepatogenic edema, is a disease in which patients develop edema of the lower extremities due to hypoproteinemia and hepatic portal hypertension caused by various liver lesions. Among them, liver lesions include cirrhosis, hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma, etc. Cirrhosis is generally treated with hepatoprotective therapy, hepatitis is treated with antiviral therapy, while hepatocellular carcinoma is treated with nutritional therapy.
1. Cirrhosis: patients with cirrhosis are hypoproteinemia due to reduced ability of synthesizing proteins, resulting in lower limb edema and ascites, often using furosemide, spironolactone, etc. to reduce the symptoms of edema and ascites, and patients with severe symptoms can supplement albumin to directly increase the protein content and eliminate edema.
2. Hepatitis: due to the disorder of liver tissue structure, the symptoms of portal hypertension appear, resulting in edema of lower limbs and ascites, especially viral hepatitis, generally using antiviral drugs such as entecavir, interferon a, etc., and also can be supplemented with albumin to alleviate.
3. Hepatocellular carcinoma: generally exists in the advanced stage of hepatocellular carcinoma, at this time, it is necessary to actively input glucose, albumin and plasma to strengthen the nutritional treatment, and diuretic drugs such as torasemide can also be used, which can play a better role in eliminating edema.
If symptoms of hepatic edema appear, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for examination and treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as to avoid delaying the condition. Drugs should be applied under the guidance of a doctor.