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Book SynopsisTrade Review2018 BMA Awards: Highly Commended, Internal Medicine "This is an excellent resource for all healthcare providers who take care of liver patients. It is small in size but comprehensive in coverage. It is a worthwhile acquisition, and the updated edition is well justified." Reviewed by Henrique Jose Fernandez, MD, FACP (Parkview Medical Center) Doody's Score: 95, 4 Stars!
Table of ContentsForeword 1. Assessment of Liver Function and Diagnostic Studies 2. Acute Liver Failure 3. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E 4. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D 5. Hepatitis C 6. Hepatitis Caused by Other Viruses 7. Autoimmune Hepatitis 8. Alcoholic Liver Disease 9. Fatty Liver and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis 10. Drug-Induced and Toxic Liver Disease 11. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension 12. Portal Hypertension and Gastrointestinal Bleeding 13. Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 14. Hepatorenal Syndrome 15. Hepatic Encephalopathy 16. Primary Biliary Cholangitis 17. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 18. Hemochromatosis 19. Wilson Disease and Related Disorders 20. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Other Metabolic Liver Diseases 21. Budd-Chiari Syndrome and Other Vascular Disorders 22. The Liver in Heart Failure 23. The Liver in Pregnancy 24. The Liver in Systemic Disease 25. Pediatric Liver Disease 26. Liver Disease in the Elderly 27. Hepatobiliary Complications of HIV 28. Granulomatous Liver Disease 29. Hepatic Tumors 30. Hepatic Abscesses and Cysts 31. Other Infections Involving the Liver 32. Surgery in the Patient with Liver Disease and Postoperative Jaundice 33. Liver Transplantation 34. Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis 35. Diseases of the Bile Ducts 36. Tumors of the Biliary Tract
