2. the symptoms shown in the temperature, pulse, and respiration. dissociation symptom anesthesia to pain and to heat and cold, without impairment of tactile sensibility. objective symptom one perceptible to others than the patient, such as pallor, rapid pulse, rapid respiration, or restlessness. presenting symptom the symptom or group of symptoms about which the patient complains or from which he seeks relief.
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is liverinflammation and damage caused by a buildup of fat in the liver. It is part of a group of conditions called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Many people have a buildup of fat in the liver, and for most people it causes no symptoms and no problems.
NASH progresses to scarring and ultimately to cirrhosis, with all the complications of cirrhosis, for example, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver failure, and liver cancer. The development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is intimately associated with and is probably caused by obesity and diabetes.