What Is Cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is the last stage of liver disease in which there is liver scarring and bad liver function. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, confusion, impotence, nausea, blood in stools or vomit, weight loss, weakness, and jaundice.

Treatment for cirrhosis includes liver transplant, abstaining from alcohol, and taking medication. Common drug classes used to treat cirrhosis are aldosterone antagonists, bile acids, loop diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, thiazide diuretics, and thiazide-like diuretics.