Practical management of liver diseases / [edited by] Zobair M. Younossi.

Contributor(s):

Younossi, Zobair M [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780511547416 (ebook)

Subject(s):

Liver -- Diseases -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:

616.3/6 22

LOC classification:

RC846 .P73 2008

Online resources:

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Contents:

Acute viral hepatitis / Janus P. Ong -- Chronic hepatitis B and D / Dimitrios Vassilopoulos and Stephanos J. Hadziyannis -- Chronic hepatitis C / Sam Galhenage and John G. McHutchinson -- HIV and viral hepatitis / Mark S. Sulkowski -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / Poonam Mishra, Nila Rafiq, and Zobair M. Younossi -- Alcoholic liver disease / Robert O'Shea, Srinivasan Dasarathy, and Arthur J. McCullough -- Genetic hemochromatosis and iron overload / Bruce R. Bacon -- Wilson's disease / Jamile Wakim-Fleming and Kevin D. Mullen -- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and the liver / Steven D. Nathan and James K. Stoller -- Autoimmune liver disease / Andrea A. Gossard and Keith D. Lindor -- Drug-induced liver disease (DILI) / Julie Polson and Naga Chalasani -- Benign and malignant tumors of the liver / Morris Sherman -- Complications of cirrhosis / Jorge L. Herrera -- Liver transplantation / Robert L. Carithers, Jr. -- Novel technologies in studying chronic liver disease / Ancha Baranova [and others].

Summary: An essential resource for the day-to-day management of patients with liver disease and its complications. Covering conditions commonly seen in practice, such as hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, auto-immune disease, and a host of other hepatic problems, this book provides a practical reference for clinicians and trainees involved in the care of patients with diseases of the liver. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field of hepatology and presents an evidence-based review of the disease or problem with a systematic approach to diagnosis and management. It provides clear illustrations, algorithms, and tables for easy access to key information. Practical Management of Liver Diseases will help to ensure that healthcare professionals are up to date on recent advances to detect and treat these diseases rapidly and efficiently for maximum patient benefit.

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An essential resource for the day-to-day management of patients with liver disease and its complications. Covering conditions commonly seen in practice, such as hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, auto-immune disease, and a host of other hepatic problems, this book provides a practical reference for clinicians and trainees involved in the care of patients with diseases of the liver. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field of hepatology and presents an evidence-based review of the disease or problem with a systematic approach to diagnosis and management. It provides clear illustrations, algorithms, and tables for easy access to key information. Practical Management of Liver Diseases will help to ensure that healthcare professionals are up to date on recent advances to detect and treat these diseases rapidly and efficiently for maximum patient benefit.

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