Practical Management of Liver Diseases is a practical reference for clinicians and trainees involved in the care of patients with liver diseases. It is designed to ensure that healthcare professionals are up to date on recent advances and can detect and treat these diseases rapidly and efficiently for maximum patient benefit. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field of hepatology and presents an evidence-based review of the disease or problem and a systematic approach to diagnosis and management. With clear illustrations, algorithms, and tables for easy access to key information, this helpful guide is an essential resource for the day-to-day management of patients with liver disease and its complications.
Contents
1. Acute viral hepatitis Janus P. Ong; 2. Chronic hepatitis B and D Dimitrios Vassilopoulos and Stephanos Hadziyannis; 3. Chronic hepatitis C Sam Galhenage and John G. McHutchison; 4. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Poonam Mishra, Nila Rafiq and Zobair M. Younossi; 5. Alcoholic liver disease Robert O'Shea, Srinivasan Dasarathy and Arthur J. McCullough; 6. Genetic hemochromatosis and iron overload Bruce R. Bacon; 7. Wilson's disease Jamile Wakim-Fleming and Kevin D. Mullen; 8. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and the liver Steven D. Nathan and James K. Stoller; 9. Auto immune liver disease Andrea A. Gossard and Keith D. Lindor; 10. Drug induced liver disease Julie Polson and Naga Chalasani; 11. HIV and viral hepatitis Mark S. Sulkowski; 12. Benign and malignant tumors of the liver Morris Sherman; 13. Complications of cirrhosis Jorge L. Herrera; 14. Liver transplantation Robert L. Carithers; 15. Novel technologies in studying chronic liver diseases Ancha Baranova, Emmanuel Petricoin, Lance Liotta and Zobair M. Younossi.
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