Liver Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
What Do Abnormal Liver Tests Mean?....Pages 1-16
General Care of the Liver Patient....Pages 17-25
Do I Need a Liver Biopsy?....Pages 27-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Incidental Hepatic Lesions....Pages 43-49
Benign Liver Lesions....Pages 51-69
Malignant Liver Lesions....Pages 71-88
Health Maintenance in Liver Disease and Cirrhosis....Pages 89-98
Preoperative and Postoperative Care of the Liver Patient....Pages 99-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A and E....Pages 121-131
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B (& D)....Pages 133-142
Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C....Pages 143-163
Viral Hepatitis: Other Viral Hepatides....Pages 165-172
Alcoholic Liver Disease....Pages 173-197
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease....Pages 199-216
Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Autoimmune Hepatitis....Pages 217-250
Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Primary Biliary Cholangitis....Pages 251-287
Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis....Pages 289-305
Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Overlap Syndromes....Pages 307-328
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Alpha-1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency....Pages 329-338
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Hemochromatosis....Pages 339-353
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Wilson’s Disease....Pages 355-367
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Glycogen Storage Diseases....Pages 369-374
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Urea Cycle Defects....Pages 375-379
Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Porphyrias....Pages 381-387
Drug-Induced Liver Injury....Pages 389-403
Miscellaneous Disorders: Pregnancy-Associated Liver Disorders, Vascular Disorders, Granulomatous Diseases, and Amyloidosis....Pages 405-451
Front Matter....Pages 453-453
Portal Hypertension....Pages 455-468
Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension....Pages 469-480
Portosystemic Encephalopathy....Pages 481-506
Ascites....Pages 507-518
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)....Pages 519-529
Hepatorenal Syndrome....Pages 531-544
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome....Pages 545-554
Endoscopy and the Liver Patient....Pages 555-581
Liver Resection....Pages 583-597
Liver Transplantation: An Overview....Pages 599-619
Back Matter....Pages 621-636