<p>“If you're specialising in hepatology and require a concise, practical guide to the clinical management of liver disease, bought to you by one of world's leading hospitals, then this is the perfect book for you.”  (<i>Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection</i>, 1 September 2014)</p> <p> </p>

Mount Sinai Expert Guides: Hepatology will provide gastroenterology and hepatology trainees with an extremely clinical and accessible handbook covering the major liver diseases and symptoms, their diagnosis and clinical management.   Perfect as a point-of-care resource on the hospital wards and also as a refresher for board exam preparation, the focus throughout is on providing rapid reference, essential information on each disease to allow for quick, easy browsing and assimilation of the must-know information.  All chapters follow a consistent template including the following features: - An opening bottom-line/key points section - Classification, pathogenesis and prevention of disease - Evidence-based diagnosis, including relevant algorithms, laboratory and imaging tests, and potential pitfalls when diagnosing a patient - Disease management including commonly used medications with dosages, when to perform surgery, management algorithms and how to prevent complications - How to manage special populations, ie, in pregnancy, children and the elderly - The very latest evidence-based results, major society guidelines (AASLD/EASL) and key external sources to consult In addition, the book comes with a companion website housing extra features such as case studies with related questions for self-assessment, key patient advice and ICD codes.  Each guide also has its own mobile app available for purchase, allowing you rapid access to the key features wherever you may be. If you're specialising in hepatology and require a concise, practical guide to the clinical management of liver disease, bought to you by one of world's leading hospitals, then this is the perfect book for you.This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from iTunes, Google Play or the MedHand Store.
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Mount Sinai Expert Guides: Hepatology will provide gastroenterology and hepatology trainees with an extremely clinical and accessible handbook covering the major liver diseases and symptoms, their diagnosis and clinical management.
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List of Contributors ix Series Foreword xii Preface xiii Abbreviation List xiv About the Companion Website xxi Part 1: Hepatology 1 Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Liver Tests 3Charissa Y. Chang 2 Approach to the Patient with Jaundice 13Jawad Ahmad 3 Drug-Induced Liver Injury 23Ponni V. Perumalswami 4 Hepatitis A and E 32Ponni V. Perumalswami 5 Hepatitis B and D 41Elizabeth A. Kula Donna J.C. Fanelli and Douglas T. Dieterich 6 Hepatitis C: Diagnosis Management and Treatment 58Alicia C. Stivala Deepti Dronamraju and Douglas T. Dieterich 7 HIV/HCV and HIV/HBV Co-infections 78Marie-Louise C. Vachon Alicia C. Stivala and Douglas T. Dieterich 8 Hepatic Abscess 96Lawrence U. Liu Copyrighted Material 9 Biliary Infections 111Gopi Patel 10 Alcoholic Hepatitis 120Scott L. Friedman 11 Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 132Charissa Y. Chang 12 Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap Syndromes 142Joseph A. Odin 13 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis 151Nancy Bach and Joseph A. Odin 14 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 160Nancy Bach and Joseph A. Odin 15 Hereditary Hemochromatosis 167Jawad Ahmad 16 Wilson Disease 176Joseph A. Odin Nancy Bach and Vivek Kesar 17 Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency 187Joseph A. Odin and Vivek Kesar 18 Portal Hypertensive Bleeding 196Jawad Ahmad 19 Ascites 209Henryk Dancygier 20 Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 227Henryk Dancygier 21 Hepatic Encephalopathy 235Priya Grewal 22 Hepatorenal Syndrome 245Henryk Dancygier 23 Hepatopulmonary Syndrome 255Jawad Ahmad 24 Portopulmonary Hypertension 263Jawad Ahmad 25 Pregnancy-Related Liver Disease 271Priya Grewal 26 Acute Liver Failure 280Meena B. Bansal 27 Budd–Chiari Syndrome 294Leona Kim-Schluger 28 Portal Vein Thrombosis 301Leona Kim-Schluger 29 Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension 308M. Isabel Fiel and Thomas D. Schiano 30 Liver Lesions 317James S. Park 31 Cystic Lesions of the Liver 325Abdulelah Alhawsawi Juan P. Rocca and Marcelo E. Facciuto 32 Surgery in Patients with Liver Disease 334Jawad Ahmad 33 Nutrition in Liver Diseases 344James S. Park Part 2: Pediatrics 34 Diagnosis and Management of Acute Liver Failure: A Pediatric Perspective 353Tamir Miloh 35 Liver Function Tests in Childhood 365Nanda Kerkar 36 Approach to Jaundice in Infancy 374Jaime Chu 37 Management of End-Stage Liver Disease in Children 382Ronen Arnon 38 Liver Transplantation: A Pediatric Perspective 394Nanda Kerkar Part 3: Transplantation 39 Evaluation of Patients for Liver Transplantation 407Lawrence U. Liu 40 Live Donor Transplantation Evaluation 415Lawrence U. Liu 41 Surgical Evaluation for Liver Transplantation 421Hiroshi Sogawa 42 Post-Operative Care of The Liver Transplantation Patient 427Alan G. Contreras Saldivar 43 Diagnostic Approach to Abnormal Liver Tests Following Liver Transplantation 436Charissa Y. Chang 44 Acute Rejection 444Costica Aloman 45 Chronic Rejection 453Costica Aloman 46 Primary Non-Function 462Eric G. Davis and Sander S. Florman 47 Ischemia Reperfusion Injury after Liver Transplantation 469Matthew Y. Suh and Juan P. Rocca 48 Vascular Complications of Liver Transplantation 477Eric G. Davis and Sander S. Florman 49 Biliary Complications after Liver Transplantation 486Marie E. Le and Marcelo E. Facciuto 50 Approach to Prophylaxis and Management of Infections after Liver Transplantation 494Shirish Huprikar 51 Malignancy after Liver Transplantation 504Lawrence U. Liu 52 Hepatitis C Post-Liver Transplantation 512Thomas D. Schiano and M. Isabel Fiel 53 Recurrent Disease Post-Liver Transplantation: Autoimmune Diseases Hepatitis B and NASH 521Thomas D. Schiano 54 Health Maintenance after Liver Transplantation 530Lawrence U. Liu Index 538
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The Mount Sinai Expert Guides provide quick access to point-of-care specialist clinical information for physicians across a range of therapeutic areas. For each specialty area, the guides emphasize: •Common pitfalls in diagnosis and management •How to prevent complications •Diagnostic and treatment algorithms •Key scientific trials •Evidence-based clinical content •Major society guidelines In order to summarize the very latest in diagnosis and  management of diseases and related symptoms. Edited by renowned specialists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, key faculty members provide the  content for all chapters. To ensure consistency within each book and the series as a whole, chapters follow a unified structure throughout. Bonus features such as online case studies with related questions for self-assessment, key patient advice and ICD codes are provided via the series companion website. Each guide also has its own mobile app available for purchase, allowing you rapid access to the key features wherever you may be.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781118517345
Publisert
2014-03-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Vekt
1016 gr
Høyde
245 mm
Bredde
173 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
592

Om bidragsyterne

Edited by

Jawad Ahmad MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Scott L. Friedman MD
, Fishberg Professor of Medicine, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery, Chief, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Henryk Dancygier MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Chair, Departments of Medicine II and IV, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Adjunct
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount  Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Series Editor
Scott L. Friedman MD, Fishberg Professor of Medicine, Dean for Therapeutic Discovery, Chief, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA