Care of the Cirrhotic Patient, An Issue of Medical Clinics

David A. Sass (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

2009
W B Saunders Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4377-1240-7 (ISBN)

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Suitable for a practicing clinician, this book presents some of the best practices of caring for a cirrhotic patient. It covers topics such as diagnosis and epidemiology of cirrhosis; ascites: diagnosis and management; encephalopathy: pathophysiology and emerging therapies; and, portal hypertensive bleeding.

This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the practicing clinician up to date on best practices of caring for the cirrhotic patient. Topics covered include diagnosis and epidemiology of cirrhosis; ascites: diagnosis and management; encephalopathy: pathophysiology and emerging therapies; portal hypertensive bleeding; renal failure: differential diagnosis and management; pulmonary complications; hepatocellular carcinoma: current state of treatment; preventative health issues; pre-operative risk assessment; and liver transplantation: from Child's to MELD.

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	The Clinics: Internal Medicine
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hepatologie
ISBN-10	1-4377-1240-1 / 1437712401
ISBN-13	978-1-4377-1240-7 / 9781437712407
Zustand	Neuware