Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Diseases of liver (K70-K77)»Hepatic failure, unspecified (K72.9)

K72.9

Hepatic failure, unspecified

Sub-codes (2)

K72.90 Hepatic failure, unspecified without coma
K72.91 Hepatic failure, unspecified with coma

Related indications (MeSH) (2)

Hepatic Insufficiency74 drugs (47 approved, 27 experimental)

Conditions in which the LIVER functions fall below the normal ranges. Severe hepatic insufficiency may cause LIVER FAILURE or DEATH. Treatment may include LIVER TRANSPLANTATION.

Liver Failure70 drugs (46 approved, 24 experimental)

Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)