Clinical Rounds in Hepatology [E-Book]

Section I -- Approach to abnormal liver function tests -- Acute liver failure -- Clinical approach to Hepatitis B -- Practical management of Chronic Hepatitis C -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- Alcoholic hepatitis -- Acute on chronic liver failure -- Ascites and Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis -- Renal failure in cirrhosis -- Hepatic encephalopathy -- Approach to variceal hemorrhage -- Autoimmune Hepatitis -- Primary biliary cholangitis -- Primary sclerosing cholangitis -- Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- Hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction -- Sarcopenia and frailty in liver disease -- Miscellaneous Topics -- Selected topics in Transplant Hepatology -- Section II -- Choledocholithiasis and cholangitis -- Approach to biliary obstruction and evaluation of biliary stricture -- Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic Pancreatitis.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of classic cases and problem scenarios encountered as bedside case discussions during ward rounds. It facilitates the practical management of hepatic disorders. The unique aspect of hepatology involves the blend of the basic tenet of clinical medicine applied to liver disease and a multitude of interventional modalities in the management of liver, biliary, and pancreatic diseases. This book takes the reader through the process of ruling in and ruling out possibilities based on clinical data (history and examination) and then traces the logical trajectory of each case from recommended investigations to the analysis of test results and finally to making a syndromic diagnosis. By adopting an evidence-based approach, the book emphasizes analytical and need-based studies to exclude any mimics. This book helps practice hepatologists and gastroenterologists for a systematic approach towards the most common cases.