Organskador
Organskador is a medical term used in Scandinavian languages to denote damage to one or more body organs. It describes conditions in which organ structure or function is impaired due to injury, disease, infection, toxins, or metabolic disturbances. The concept covers both acute events, such as a heart attack, and chronic processes, such as progressive liver fibrosis.
Causes and mechanisms: Ischemia, hypoxia, trauma, inflammatory or autoimmune processes, infectious diseases, toxins (such as alcohol,
Commonly affected organs: The heart, liver, kidneys, brain, lungs, and pancreas are frequently involved, but organ
Diagnosis and management: Diagnosis relies on clinical assessment, laboratory tests, imaging, and sometimes tissue biopsy. Management