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Fast facts: liver disorders

Mahl, T

Fast facts: liver disorders - 2nd - Abingdon Health Press 2014

Liver disease is presenting more frequently in general practice due to rising levels of alcohol consumption, obesity and viral hepatitis infection. This book will help primary care providers, hospital doctors and specialist nurses understand the most important issues quickly, including the indicators of severe disease, in order to identify patients who need specialist referral. Contents include: investigating liver disease; acute liver disease; alcoholic liver disease; drug-induced liver injury; autoimmune liver disease; metabolic liver diseases; chronic viral hepatitis; complications of cirrhosis; benign liver tumours, cysts, infections and abscesses; hepatocellular carcinoma; pregnancy and the liver; liver transplantation.

1908541644 9781908541642
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