Liver Disorders (eBook)

A Point of Care Clinical Guide

Kia Saeian, Reza Shaker (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2017
XIV, 636 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-30103-7 (ISBN)

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This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-access guide not only in the diagnosis of the various types of liver disease but in the management of specific disorders, including the particular nuances of the care of the patient with liver disease.  It provides a resource to the practitioner caring for patients with liver disease for addressing everyday questions posed by patients and their families, as well as referring physicians, in a manner that can easily be conveyed. The spectrum covered includes appropriate testing and disease monitoring of patients, use of medications, supplements, alternative therapies and alcohol, operative risk assessment, implementation of health maintenance for patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, identification and management of particular complications of cirrhosis, and appropriate referral for liver transplantation, as well as management of special populations.

Written by experts in the field, Liver Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide is a valuable resource for clinicians who treat patients with a variety of liver disorders.

 

Kia Saeian, MD, MSc, Epi

Dr. Saeian is Professor of Medicine-Gastroenterology and the Associate Chief, Director of Clinical Affairs of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Saeian is a transplant hepatologist but remains interested and involved in all aspects of hepatology and gastroenterology. Dr. Saeian received his medical degree from the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, completed his Internal Medicine training, Chief Medical Residency and Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin and also received Hepatology and Liver Transplantation training at the University of Miami. He has been intimately involved in fellowship training since he joined the Faculty of MCW in 1999 and has had the opportunity to mentor trainees who have gone on to great success in his areas of research interest including minimal hepatic encephalopathy and outcomes research.

Reza Shaker, MD

Dr. Shaker is a Tenured Professor of Medicine, Radiology and Otolaryngology, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research, Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) and Director of the Digestive Disease Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Shaker is the founder of the Dysphagia Research Society and joined the MCW faculty in 1988 since which time he has established a world-renowned research group internationally recognized for his work on the protective mechanisms of the upper airway during swallowing and gastroesophageal reflux. He developed the Shaker Exercise, an isotonic/isometric head lift exercise for treatment of swallowing difficulties, and the technique of unsedated transnasal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Since 1989, he has been the recipient of numerous research awards from both the NIH and the Department of Veterans Affairs and has mentored numerous renowned trainees.

Kia Saeian, MD, MSc, EpiDr. Saeian is Professor of Medicine-Gastroenterology and the Associate Chief, Director of Clinical Affairs of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Saeian is a transplant hepatologist but remains interested and involved in all aspects of hepatology and gastroenterology. Dr. Saeian received his medical degree from the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, completed his Internal Medicine training, Chief Medical Residency and Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin and also received Hepatology and Liver Transplantation training at the University of Miami. He has been intimately involved in fellowship training since he joined the Faculty of MCW in 1999 and has had the opportunity to mentor trainees who have gone on to great success in his areas of research interest including minimal hepatic encephalopathy and outcomes research.Reza Shaker, MDDr. Shaker is a Tenured Professor of Medicine, Radiology and Otolaryngology, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research, Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) and Director of the Digestive Disease Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Dr. Shaker is the founder of the Dysphagia Research Society and joined the MCW faculty in 1988 since which time he has established a world-renowned research group internationally recognized for his work on the protective mechanisms of the upper airway during swallowing and gastroesophageal reflux. He developed the Shaker Exercise, an isotonic/isometric head lift exercise for treatment of swallowing difficulties, and the technique of unsedated transnasal upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Since 1989, he has been the recipient of numerous research awards from both the NIH and the Department of Veterans Affairs and has mentored numerous renowned trainees.

1. What Do Abnormal Liver Tests Mean?Miguel Malespin and Rebecca Tsang2. General Care of the Liver PatientSanjay Bhandari3. Do I - Need a Liver Biopsy?Kiyoko OshimaPart 1. What to Do with Tumors in the Liver?4. Incidental Hepatic LesionsSyed Rizvi5. Benign Hepatic LesionsSyed Rizvi6. Malignant Liver LesionsMichael Loudin, Ranjan Mascarenhas, Barry Schlansky7. Health Maintenance in Liver Disease and CirrhosisVeronica Loy8. Pre-operative and Post-operative Care of the Liver PatientMalcolm M. Wells, Thomas D. SchianoPart 2. Distinct Liver Disorders9. Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis A & EAdnan Said and Amanda DeVoss10. Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis B (& D)Tatyana Taranukha and Venelin Kounev11. Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis CChalermrat Bunchorntavakul and K. Rajender Reddy12. Viral Hepatitis: Other Viral HepatidesAdnan Said and Aiman Ghufran13. Alcoholic Liver DiseaseAshutosh Barve, Luis S. Marsano, Dipendra Parajuli, Matthew Cave, Craig J  McClain14. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSamer Gawrieh15. Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Autoimmune HepatitisAlbert J. Czaja16. Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Primary Biliary CirrhosisAhmad H. Ali and Keith Lindor17. Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Primary Sclerosing CholangitisJose Franco18. Autoimmune Liver Diseases: Overlap SyndromesAlbert J. Czaja19. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin DeficiencyHelen Te20. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: HemochromatosisMatthew J. Stotts and Bruce R. Bacon 21. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Wilson DiseaseSyed Rahman and Kia Saeian22. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Glycogen Storage DiseasesGrzegorz W. Telega23. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: Urea Cycle DefectsGrzegorz W. Telega24. Metabolic and Genetic Liver Diseases: PorphyriasGrzegorz W. Telega25. Drug-Induced Liver InjuryRaj Vuppalanchi26. Miscellaneous Disorders: Pregnancy Associated Liver Disorders, Vascular Disorders, Granulomatous Disease, and AmyloidosisEric F. MartinPart 3. Care of the Cirrhotic Patient27. Portal HypertensionDouglas A. Simonetto and Vijay H. Shah28. Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension Murad Abu Rajab29. Portosystemic EncephalopathyJawaid Shaw and Jasmohan S. Bajaj30. AscitesAdam J. Schiro31. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)Adam J. Schiro32. Hepatorenal SyndromeMichael M. Yeboah33 Hepatopulmonary SyndromeRahul Sudhir Nanchal and Tessa Damm  34. Endoscopy and the Liver PatientAbdul H. Khan35. Liver ResectionAmir H. Fathi and T. Clark Gamblin36. Liver Transplantation: An OverviewJoohyun Kim and Johnny C. Hong 

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 636 p. 58 illus., 40 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Schlagworte: alcoholic liver disease • Autoimmune Liver Diseases • drug-induced liver injury • hepatology • Hepatorenal syndrome • liver biopsy • viral hepapatitis
• ISBN-10: 3-319-30103-9 / 3319301039
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-30103-7 / 9783319301037