Liver Disease : A Clinical Casebook / edited by Stanley Martin Cohen, Perica Davitkov.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Stanley Martin, editor.

Davitkov, Perica, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastroenterology.

Hepatology.

Local Subjects:

Gastroenterology.

Hepatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 311 pages) : 33 illustrations, 13 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This clinical casebook provides a concise yet comprehensive state-of-the-art review of liver disease. Presented in a case-based format, each case features a scenario centered on a different variant of liver disease, with sections on case history, diagnosis/assessment, treatment, outcomes, alternative approaches, and clinical pearls. Diseases covered include drug-induced liver injury, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, NAFLD, and cholangitis. Scenarios such as liver disease in pregnancy, elevated liver function tests, and liver transplants are also presented in the casebook. Written by experts in the field, Liver Disease: A Clinical Casebook is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat patients with liver disease.

Contents:

Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

Ascites

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Hepatorenal Syndrome

Chronic Hepatitis B

Chronic Hepatitis C

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Liver Disease and Pregnancy

Asymptomatic, Non-Malignant Liver Masses: A Radiologist's Approach

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Abnormal Liver Tests

General Care of the Cirrhotic Patient

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Esophageal Varices

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

General Overview of the Liver Transplant Patient

Reactivation of Hepatitis B

Surgery in the Patient with Chronic Liver Disease.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-319-98506-0

9783319985060

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.