Progression of Liver Disease Webcast Series: Liver Function and Liver Disease

In the first of our three part Liver Awareness month webcast series, Dr. Habib from the Liver Institute discussed why the liver is important.

Including:
▪ Types of liver problems and their causes (undiagnosed liver cancer)
▪ When to see a medical provider and what tests to expect- liver function test vs. fibroscan, biopsy, etc.
▪ Importance of being honest with your provider and true risk factors for liver disease, medications full list, etc.

Chapters:
00:36​ 1 - Overview
01:12 2 - The role of the liver
07:33 3 - How does liver disease develop?
13:45 4 - The different types of liver disease
23:42 5 - How liver disease is diagnosed
32:45 6 - How to prevent liver disease

*American Liver Foundation is solely responsible for the content of this presentation, which is made possible through generous support from Mallinckrodt and Salix.