Liver Disease in Clinical Practice
This pocket guide covers the common manifestations of liver disease, how to treat them and when to refer patients on to specialist centers. The book outlines the common clinical liver diseases such as fatty liver disease and hepatitis, among others, and their current up to date management. Written b...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | In Clinical Practice,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Clinical manifestations and approach to liver disease
- Assessment of liver function
- Liver Decompensation and Acute on Chronic Liver Failure
- Portal hypertension
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Nutritional management of end-stage liver disease
- Part 2: Liver diseases of lifestyle, genes and metabolism
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Genetic haemochromatosis
- The Orphan Liver Diseases
- Part 3: Viral liver disease
- Chronic hepatitis B
- Chronic hepatitis C
- Part 4: Immune mediated liver disease
- Autoimmune hepatitis and cross-over syndromes
- Primary biliary cholangitis
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Section 5: Areas of special consideration
- Pregnancy and liver disease
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Liver transplantation
- The hepatological curiosities
- End of life care for patients with liver disease.