Signs Associated With Decompensation
- Drowsiness (encephalopathy)
- Hyperventilation (encephalopathy)
- Metabolic Flap/Asterixis (encephalopathy)
- Jaundice (excretory dysfunction)
- Ascites (portal hypertension and hypoalbuminaemia)
- Leukonychia (hypoalbuminaemia)
- Peripheral oedema (hypoalbuminaemia)
- Bruising (coagulopathy)
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