It's honestly really cool. And I get so invested when he begins diagnosing/treatment cause I try diagnosing alongside the MC. Although I gotta say, I found some interesting things to be noted. I can't say it's a wrong description but it's not as accurate. In case anyone else wants to know more hehe- For first Chapter, MC talks about Cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is mainly related to the liver. Essentially it is a condition where the liver gets damaged, healthy tissue gets replaced by scar tissue( in simple words, bad kind of tissue) and this can cause compression of blood vessels, in particular, the portal vein. The portal vein is connected to veins in many parts of the body and if the portal vein is compressed, this increases tension even in other veins. One of these connections is with the veins of esophagus. (This is bad cause say you keep blowing air into a balloon. This increases tension in the balloon and can cause rupture. Something similar can occur in blood vessels) The appropriate term for the patient's condition is 'esophageal varices' a condition where there is high BP of portal vein, causing hypertension of esophageal veins and possible rupture. This can in turn cause hematemesis (vomiting of blood) and even black stool (as a symptom). And portal hypertension(high BP) can be caused by a number of factors, with cirrhosis being one of them. Well, the more you know~(●￣(ｴ)￣●)
It's honestly really cool. And I get so invested when he begins diagnosing/treatment cause I try diagnosing alongside the MC.
Although I gotta say, I found some interesting things to be noted. I can't say it's a wrong description but it's not as accurate. In case anyone else wants to know more hehe-
For first Chapter, MC talks about Cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is mainly related to the liver. Essentially it is a condition where the liver gets damaged, healthy tissue gets replaced by scar tissue( in simple words, bad kind of tissue) and this can cause compression of blood vessels, in particular, the portal vein. The portal vein is connected to veins in many parts of the body and if the portal vein is compressed, this increases tension even in other veins. One of these connections is with the veins of esophagus. (This is bad cause say you keep blowing air into a balloon. This increases tension in the balloon and can cause rupture. Something similar can occur in blood vessels)
The appropriate term for the patient's condition is 'esophageal varices' a condition where there is high BP of portal vein, causing hypertension of esophageal veins and possible rupture. This can in turn cause hematemesis (vomiting of blood) and even black stool (as a symptom). And portal hypertension(high BP) can be caused by a number of factors, with cirrhosis being one of them.
Well, the more you know~(●￣(ｴ)￣●)