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Loading test
The administration of a substance to determine the individual’s ability to metabolize or excrete it. Thus, a glucose tolerance test is one form of this test.
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Glycogen loading
A dietary regimen used to fill the body’s glycogen storage areas (i.e., the liver and muscles).
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Bicarbonate loading
The ingestion of sodium bicarbonate in an effort to neutralize excessive lactic acid produced in the muscles during exercise or to treat acidosis in chronic renal failure.
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Glycemic load
The glycemic index of a food multiplied by the its carbohydrate content (in grams) divided by 100. The categorization assigned to comestibles that mirrors their carbohydrate concentration, rooted in the sustenance’s glycemic index.
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Postmortem lividity
A dark blue staining of the dependent surface of a cadaver, resulting from the pooling and congestion of blood.
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Lividity
Skin discoloration, as from a bruise or venous congestion.
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Liver transplantation
The surgical implantation of a donor liver into a patient with end-stage liver disease, whether it is caused by alcoholic cirrhosis, chronic cholestatic diseases, chronic or fulminant hepatitis, or toxic liver destruction. Immunosuppressive drugs (such as cyclosporine) must be taken after the procedure to prevent rejection of the grafted organ. With optimal care, about 75%…
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Shock liver
A colloquial term for injury to the liver resulting from insufficient blood flow, e.g., in patients who have suffered an episode of severe hypotension. A hallmark of this condition is a sudden and marked elevation in liver enzyme levels, such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
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Nutmeg liver
Chronic passive congestion of the liver, which produces a reddened central portal area and a yellowish periportal zone. A term used to describe a liver that is congested and exhibits a speckled or mottled appearance.
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Foamy liver
The presence of gas bubbles in the liver as a result of infection with anaerobic bacteria. This produces a honeycomb appearance in the liver tissue.
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