Cirrhosis hepatic disease

Nursing care Plans for Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis is a chronic hepatic disease that is characterized by destruction of the functional liver cells, which leads to cellular death. In cirrhosis, the damaged liver cells regenerate as fibrosis areas instead of functional cells, causing alterations in liver structure, function, blood circulation, and lymph damage. The major cellular changes include irreversible chronic injury of the functional liver tissue and the formation of regenerative nodules. These changes result in liver cell necrosis, collapse of liver support networks, distortion of the vascular bed, and nodular regeneration of the remaining liver cells.   This disease alters liver structure and normal vasculature, impairs blood and lymph flow, and ultimately causes hepatic insufficiency.

Pathophysiology of Cirrhosis