In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Vinod Rustgi has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE). Experts in the field have contributetd clinical review articles on the following topics: Definition, Prevalence, and Epidemiology of HE; Pathophysiology of HE; Clinical Manifestations of HE; Laboratory Abnormalities of HE; Minimal or Subclinical HE; Prognosis of Prognosis of HE; Pharmacological Management of HE; Non-pharmacological Management of HE; Cost Burden of HE; Long-term management of HE: Modern Measures to Prevent Re-admission; Social Impact of HE; and Novel Therapies for HE. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with HE.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Epidemiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 157 9. Pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 175 10. Clinical Manifestations of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 189 11. Laboratory Abnormalities of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 197 12. Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 209 13. Prognosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 219 14. Pharmacologic Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 231 15. Nonpharmacologic Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy: An Update - p. 243 16. The Health Care Burden of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 263 17. Long-Term Management: Modern Measures to Prevent Readmission in Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 277 18. Social Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 291 19. Novel Therapies in Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 303
In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Vinod Rustgi has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE). Experts in the field have contributetd clinical review articles on the following topics: Definition, Prevalence, and Epidemiology of HE; Pathophysiology of HE; Clinical Manifestations of HE; Laboratory Abnormalities of HE; Minimal or Subclinical HE; Prognosis of Prognosis of HE; Pharmacological Management of HE; Non-pharmacological Management of HE; Cost Burden of HE; Long-term management of HE: Modern Measures to Prevent Re-admission; Social Impact of HE; and Novel Therapies for HE. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with HE.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Epidemiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 157 9. Pathophysiology of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 175 10. Clinical Manifestations of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 189 11. Laboratory Abnormalities of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 197 12. Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 209 13. Prognosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 219 14. Pharmacologic Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 231 15. Nonpharmacologic Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy: An Update - p. 243 16. The Health Care Burden of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 263 17. Long-Term Management: Modern Measures to Prevent Readmission in Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 277 18. Social Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 291 19. Novel Therapies in Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 303
