A PILOT STUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE AND TREATMENT PATTERN OF ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

The liver is one of the largest and most important organ for the well-functioning of other organs, because it performs multiple functions such as production of proteins and enzymes, detoxification, metabolic functions, and the regulation of cholesterol and blood clotting. The liver is primarily responsible for alcohol metabolism; it is especially vulnerable to alcohol related injury which alters the normal homeostasis of the liver. Liver disease is of course only one aspect of the health burden caused by alcohol abuse. Although alcoholism is associated with causation of multiple diseases, alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is the most common cause of mortality. The diagnosis of ALD is based on drinking history, physical signs and symptoms, and laboratory tests. ALD is a complex disease, the successful management of which hinges on the integration of all the competences in public health, epidemiology, addiction behavior and alcohol induced organ injury. Treatment strategies include life style…