Screen LibraryLiver 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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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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In Clinical Practice,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43126-0 |
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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 by experts in the field and containing figures and tables, as well as case histories and questions, this is an enjoyable and reader-friendly book for the busy physician. With its authoritative, didactic style and short chapters, it covers the common presentations and complications of liver disease, |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xv,379pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319431260 |
| Index Number: | RC841 |
| CLC: | R575 |
| 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 synd |