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Handbook of Liver Disease, 2nd Edition
By Lawrence S. Friedman, MD and Emmet B. Keeffe, MD
Copyright 2004
Description
Here's instant access to the symptoms, signs, differential diagnosis, and treatment for the full range of liver disorders. Written by an international 'who's who' of hepatology—and now in full color—this new 2nd Edition provides readers with top-notch, authoritative guidance they can count on!
Key Features
Discusses the hottest topics in the field, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the latest information on liver transplantation.
Includes expanded coverage of chronic hepatitis C, most notably the use of combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin and improvements in the management of the side effects of antiviral therapy.
Offers the most recent therapeutic options for the management of chronic hepatitis B and advances in the understanding of the molecular biology of this virus.
Updates the approach to the diagnosis of many liver diseases due to newer tests based on molecular techniques and advances in imaging.
Features over 340 full-color illustrations.
Uses a redesigned templated, outline format that makes reference a snap.
New to this Edition
Presents a concise, in-depth clinical summary—in an outline format—of the current practice of hepatology for each major disease entity.
Provides a liberal use of tables, algorithms, and figures, rendering complex concepts understandable.
Includes key point boxes at the beginning of each chapter, providing at-a-glance access to vital information.
Includes alert symbols that highlight information that's critical to patient safety.
Table of Contents
1. Assessment of liver function and diagnostic studies 2. Acute liver failure 3. Acute viral hepatitis 4. Chronic viral hepatitis 5. Autoimmune hepatitis 6. Alcoholic liver disease 7. Fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis 8. Drug-induced and toxic liver disease 9. Cirrhosis and portal hypertension: an overview 10. Portal hypertension and gastrointestinal bleeding 11. Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 12. Hepatorenal syndrome 13. Hepatic encephalopathy 14. Primary biliary cirrhosis 15. Primary sclerosing cholangitis 16. Hemochromatosis 17. Wilson's disease and related disorders 18. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and other metabolic liver diseases 19. Budd-Chiari syndrome and other vascular disorders 20. The liver in heart failure 21. The liver in pregnancy 22. The liver in systemic disease 23. Pediatric liver disease 24. Liver disease in the elderly 25. HIV and the liver 26. Granulomatous liver disease 27. Hepatic tumours 28. Hepatic abscesses and cysts 29. Other infections involving the liver 30. Surgery in the patient with liver disease and postoperative jaundice 31. Liver transplantation 32. Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis 33. Diseases of the bile ducts 34. Tumors of the biliary tract
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