Diseases of the Liver and Bile Ducts

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. General Clinical Features of Liver Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Signs and Symptoms of Liver Disease

      • Khalid Aziz, Jonathan Israel

      Pages 3-14

3. Approach to Screening for Liver Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. Routine Screening Blood Tests for Liver Disease

      • Shabbir Chaiwala, George Y. Wu

      Pages 17-25

   3. Specific Diagnostic Blood Tests

      • Shabbir Chaiwala, George Y. Wu

      Pages 27-42

   4. True Liver Function Tests

      • Shabbir Chaiwala, George Y. Wu

      Pages 43-48

4. Imaging

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. Noninvasive Techniques for the Evaluation of Liver Diseases

      • Jeff Fidler, David Stark

      Pages 51-66

   3. Radiologic Interventions for Liver Disease

      • Harry H. Chen

      Pages 67-83

5. Hepatocellular Diseases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Hepatic Steatosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis

      • Mark R. Versland

      Pages 87-102

   3. Self-Limited Viral Hepatitis: A, E, CMV, EBV

      • Enrique J. Martinez, Lennox Jeffers

      Pages 103-119

   4. Acute and Chronic Hepatitis B and D

      • Steven A. Rogers, T. Jake Liang

      Pages 121-129

   5. Hepatitis C and G

      • Gabu Bhardwaj, Gary L. Davis, Johnson Y. N. Lau

      Pages 131-143

   6. Autoimmune Hepatitis

      • F. Wilson Jackson, Raymond A. Rubin

      Pages 145-151

   7. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

      • Thomas J. Devers

      Pages 153-161

   8. Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity

      • Thomas C. Li, Mark R. Versland, George Y. Wu

      Pages 163-190

   9. Bilirubin Metabolism and Hyperbilirubinemia

      • Yaron Ilan, Namita Roy Chowdhury, Jayanta Roy Chowdhury

      Pages 191-205

6. Biliary Diseases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207

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A concise, practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of liver disease. Authoritative and practical, this important new book not only spells out the advantages and limitations of the latest diagnostic tests, but also provides numerous algorithms for evaluating patients and treating the liver problems commonly encountered by primary care physicians. Here, too, the reader will find described the nuances of serological tests for the detection of viral infections and how best to use invasive and noninvasive radiological tests in specific circumstances. Common complications are fully discussed and detailed practical information is given on how to recognize the patient's immediate problems and deal with them effectively. This book's numerous diagrams, clinical "pearls", and cost comparisons will clarify the often complex and bewildering array of conditions associated with liver disease and make it a definitive and indispensable guide for primary care physicians, medical students, and residents.

• Hepatitis
• bacteria
• imaging
• infection
• infections
• viral infection

"It is a well-constructed manual for medical students and general practitioners, presenting only the material that is necessary for diagnosis and treatment of patients with common liver and biliary disorders. The editors have selected leading experts from various medical centers to write the specific chapters of the book, thereby assuring high quality. . .All parts are well illustrated with figures, tables, schemes, and other information sources. Each part ends with a summary and in many cases with an additional conclusion. . .Diseases of the Liver and Bile Ducts is highly recommended for medical libraries, primary care physicians of internal medicine, medical students and head nurses."-Michael Bárány, Phd, review in E-Streams

• University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA

  George Y. Wu

• Hartford Hospital, Hartford, USA

  Jonathan Israel

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