Liver cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism h/t Scientissimum
#misinformation
The great majority of patients do not develop any lung scarring/fibrosis. When you see an extremist claim like this, always check the denominator...
Great story in 20 Sense profiling some of the #Changemakers in Canadian Specialty Healthcare including my daughter Madi Vanstone. Despite the challenges fighting Cystic Fibrosis for 22 yrs she has managed to spend 1/2 her life advocating of others.
#raredisease
#TeachingPoints A very common vascular histologic finding in patients with hypertensive nephrosclerosis is arteriosclerosis. In advanced lesions, such as this example, there is prominent intimal fibrosis with narrowing of the vessel lumen. The replacement of smooth muscle cells
Haz RT y ayudarás a la Asociación Catalana de Fibrosis Quística Assoc. Catalana FQ. ¡Atrévete! #MilPensamientos
'Existe fuerte evidencia que indica que la NIU deteriora significa mente la función y lleva a muerte prematura cuando se compara con otros tipos de fibrosis pulmonar en la misma enfermedad'
Moisés Selman
Enfermedades Respiratorias, Mexico
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