how is it viewed in society?
It has been suggested that ascites was seen as a punishment especially for oath-breakers among the Proto-Indo-Europeans.
Ascites
It has been suggested that ascites was seen as a punishment especially for oath-breakers among the Proto-Indo-Europeans. 
why does liver failure lead to kidney failure Due to "Hepatorenal Syndrome”, a life-threatening medical condition that causes rapid deterioration in kidney function in individuals with cirrhosis or fulminant liver failure. how is it caused? It usually affects individuals with cirrhosis and elevated pressures in the portal vein system. It is most common in individuals with alcoholic cirrhosis, particularly if there is concomitant alcoholic hepatitis identifiable on liver biopsies. It can also occur in individuals without cirrhosis, but with acute onset of liver failure, termed fulminant liver failure. how is it diagnosed? The major criteria include liver disease with portal hypertension, kidney failure, the absence of shock, etc. The minor criteria are a low urine volume, low sodium concentration in the urine, a urine osmolality that is greater than that in the blood, the absence of red blood cells in the urine, and a serum sodium concentration of less than 130 mmol/L. can you name some of the treatments to cure it? A procedure called "Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt". how is this procedure executed? An interventional radiologist creates the shunt using an image-guided endovascular approach, with the jugular vein as the usual entry site. is there any complications involved in it? A rare but serious complication is persistent TIPS infection, also known as endotipsitis. where else is this procedure used? It may also help with "Ascites". what is this recently mentioned disease refer to? It is the abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen. what diet is recommended for it? Salt and water restriction should be followed.
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Ascites [SEP] Society and culture
It has been suggested that ascites was seen as a punishment especially for oath-breakers among the Proto-Indo-Europeans. This proposal builds on the Hittite military oath as well as various Vedic hymns (RV 7.89, AVS 4.16.7). A similar curse dates to the Kassite dynasty (12th century BC).