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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no established measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of portal hypertension. Effective measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of [[liver diseases]], as the main causes of portal hypertension, include [[hepatitis B]] and [[hepatitis C]]<nowiki/>infections, [[alcohol abuse]] management, [[weight loss]] or management, and proper management of | There are no established measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of portal hypertension. Effective measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of [[liver diseases]], as the main causes of portal hypertension, include [[Hepatitis B medical therapy|treatment of hepatitis B]] and [[Hepatitis C medical therapy|hepatitis C]] <nowiki/>infections, [[alcohol abuse]] management, [[weight loss]] or management, and [[Diabetes mellitus medical therapy|proper management of diabetes mellitus]]. | ||
==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
* There are no established measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of portal hypertension. | * There are no established measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of portal hypertension. | ||
* Effective measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of [[liver diseases]], as the main causes of portal hypertension, include:<ref name="pmid21877109">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flores YN, Lang CM, Salmerón J, Bastani R |title=Risk factors for liver disease and associated knowledge and practices among Mexican adults in the US and Mexico |journal=J Community Health |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=403–11 |year=2012 |pmid=21877109 |doi=10.1007/s10900-011-9457-4 |url=}}</ref> | * Effective measures for the [[secondary prevention]] of [[liver diseases]], as the main causes of portal hypertension, include:<ref name="pmid21877109">{{cite journal |vauthors=Flores YN, Lang CM, Salmerón J, Bastani R |title=Risk factors for liver disease and associated knowledge and practices among Mexican adults in the US and Mexico |journal=J Community Health |volume=37 |issue=2 |pages=403–11 |year=2012 |pmid=21877109 |doi=10.1007/s10900-011-9457-4 |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Treatment of | ** [[Hepatitis B medical therapy|Treatment of hepatitis B infection]] | ||
** Treatment of | ** [[Hepatitis C medical therapy|Treatment of hepatitis C infection]] | ||
** [[Alcohol abuse]] management | ** [[Alcohol abuse]] management | ||
** [[Weight loss]] | ** [[Weight loss]] | ||
** [[Weight]] management | ** [[Weight]] management | ||
** Proper management of | ** [[Diabetes mellitus medical therapy|Proper management of diabetes mellitus]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of portal hypertension. Effective measures for the secondary prevention of liver diseases, as the main causes of portal hypertension, include treatment of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections, alcohol abuse management, weight loss or management, and proper management of diabetes mellitus.
Secondary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of portal hypertension.
- Effective measures for the secondary prevention of liver diseases, as the main causes of portal hypertension, include:[1]
References
- ↑ Flores YN, Lang CM, Salmerón J, Bastani R (2012). "Risk factors for liver disease and associated knowledge and practices among Mexican adults in the US and Mexico". J Community Health. 37 (2): 403–11. doi:10.1007/s10900-011-9457-4. PMID 21877109.