In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America; guest editors Drs. Anand V. Kulkarni and K. Rajender Reddy bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hepatology: An Update. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as NAFLD; hepatic manifestations of a systemic illness; cirrhosis and portal hypertension; hepatic encephalopathy; ICU care of the patient with cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation for the non-hepatologist; and more.
Contains 15 relevant; practice-oriented topics including the global burden of chronic liver disease; the rising epidemic of alcoholic hepatitis; inpatient hepatology consultation; frailty and sarcopenia; and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on hepatology; offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely; focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant; topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. The Past, Present, and Future of Noninvasive Test in Chronic Liver Diseases - p. 397 11. Chronic Hepatitis C: Advances in Therapy and the Remaining Challenges - p. 423 12. Chronic Hepatitis B Virus: What an Internist Needs to Know: Serologic Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation - p. 435 13. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Unique Entity or Part of the Metabolic Syndrome or Both - p. 449 14. Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases - p. 465 15. Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How to Deal with Esophageal Varices? - p. 491 16. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How Do We Deal with Ascites and Its Consequences - p. 505 17. Hepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnostic Tools and Management Strategies - p. 517 18. Alcoholic Hepatitis: The Rising Epidemic - p. 533 19. Inpatient Hepatology Consultation: A Practical Approach for Clinicians - p. 555 20. Intensive Care Unit Care of a Patient with Cirrhosis - p. 567 21. Sarcopenia and Frailty in Cirrhosis: Assessment and Management - p. 589 22. Liver Transplantation for the Nonhepatologist - p. 605 23. Drug-Induced Liver Injury due to Biologics and Immune Check Point Inhibitors - p. 623
In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America; guest editors Drs. Anand V. Kulkarni and K. Rajender Reddy bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hepatology: An Update. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as NAFLD; hepatic manifestations of a systemic illness; cirrhosis and portal hypertension; hepatic encephalopathy; ICU care of the patient with cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation for the non-hepatologist; and more.
Contains 15 relevant; practice-oriented topics including the global burden of chronic liver disease; the rising epidemic of alcoholic hepatitis; inpatient hepatology consultation; frailty and sarcopenia; and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on hepatology; offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely; focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant; topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. CME Accreditation Page - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. v 7. Contributors - p. vii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Preface - p. xvii 10. The Past, Present, and Future of Noninvasive Test in Chronic Liver Diseases - p. 397 11. Chronic Hepatitis C: Advances in Therapy and the Remaining Challenges - p. 423 12. Chronic Hepatitis B Virus: What an Internist Needs to Know: Serologic Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation - p. 435 13. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Unique Entity or Part of the Metabolic Syndrome or Both - p. 449 14. Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases - p. 465 15. Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How to Deal with Esophageal Varices? - p. 491 16. Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How Do We Deal with Ascites and Its Consequences - p. 505 17. Hepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnostic Tools and Management Strategies - p. 517 18. Alcoholic Hepatitis: The Rising Epidemic - p. 533 19. Inpatient Hepatology Consultation: A Practical Approach for Clinicians - p. 555 20. Intensive Care Unit Care of a Patient with Cirrhosis - p. 567 21. Sarcopenia and Frailty in Cirrhosis: Assessment and Management - p. 589 22. Liver Transplantation for the Nonhepatologist - p. 605 23. Drug-Induced Liver Injury due to Biologics and Immune Check Point Inhibitors - p. 623
