The Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook,9780071472258

The Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook

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ISBN13: 9780071472258
ISBN10: 0071472258
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Pub. Date: 2006-08-18
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

The latest information on living with and treating liver disordersThe Liver Disorders and Hepatitis Sourcebook, Revised Edition, gives you frank assessments of the latest therapies and drugs. It also provides advice on how you can navigate the day-to-day challenges of living with a liver disorder, and diet and nutrition guidelines, including the truth about the effectiveness of herbal remedies and liver-cleansing diets.

Author Biography

Howard J. Worman, M.D., is the director of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
1 The Normal Liver
1(8)
Anatomy and Blood Supply
1(3)
Biochemical Functions of Liver Cells
4(2)
Bilirubin Formation and Secretion
6(2)
Critical Things to Remember About Liver Structure and Function
8(1)
2 The Diseased Liver
9(26)
Acute Versus Chronic Disease
9(3)
When Patients with Liver Disease Visit the Doctor
12(23)
3 The Failing Liver
35(18)
Fulminant Hepatic Failure
36(3)
Cirrhosis and Its Complications
39(14)
4 The A, B, C, D, E's of Viral Hepatitis
53(58)
What Is a Virus?
54(2)
Major Human Hepatotropic Viruses
56(52)
Hepatitis A
57(5)
Hepatitis B
62(17)
Hepatitis C
79(23)
Hepatitis D
102(3)
Hepatitis E
105(2)
Hepatitis G: Probably Not Liver Disease
107(1)
Other Viruses That Cause Hepatitis
108(3)
5 Chronic Hepatitis B and C: Treatment and Long-Term Care
111(34)
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B
111(13)
Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C
124(21)
6 Alcoholic Liver Disease
145(14)
Alcoholism
147(2)
Who Gets Alcoholic Liver Disease?
149(1)
Spectrum of Alcoholic Liver Disease
149(2)
Effects of Alcohol on Metabolism by the Liver
151(1)
Effects of Alcohol on Other Parts of the Body
152(3)
Diagnosis of Alcoholic Liver Disease
155(1)
Treatment
156(3)
7 Drugs and Toxins and the Liver
159(10)
Acetaminophen
161(1)
Isoniazid
162(1)
Statins
163(1)
Halothane
163(1)
Methotrexate
164(1)
Anticonvulsants
164(1)
Psychiatric Medications
165(1)
Cancer Chemotherapy
165(1)
Antiretroviral Agents
165(1)
Antihypertensive Agents
166(1)
Cardiovascular Drugs
166(1)
Antidiabetic Agents
166(1)
Birth Control Pills and Other Estrogen Preparations
167(1)
Anabolic Steroids and Androgens
167(1)
Classical Hepatotoxins
168(1)
8 Fatty Liver
169(6)
Diagnosis
171(2)
Treatment
173(2)
9 Autoimmune Liver Diseases
175(16)
Autoimmune Hepatitis
176(4)
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
180(6)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
186(5)
10 Inherited Liver Diseases 191(12)
Hemochromatosis
193(1)
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
194(2)
Wilson Disease
196(2)
Congenital Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism
198(1)
Congenital Cholestatic Disorders
198(2)
Gilbert Syndrome
200(3)
11 Other Liver Disorders 203(20)
Mass Lesions of the Liver: Cancers, Tumors, Cysts, and Abscesses
203(7)
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
210(1)
Congestive Heart Failure
211(1)
Shock Liver
212(1)
Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
213(1)
Liver Diseases of Infants and Young Children
214(3)
Liver Diseases and Pregnancy
217(6)
12 Liver Transplantation 223(14)
Pretransplant Phase
223(8)
Transplant Phase
231(1)
Posttransplant Phase
232(5)
13 Living with Liver Disease 237(22)
Selecting the Right Doctor
237(6)
Keeping the Right Attitude
243(7)
Maintaining Relationships with Others
250(3)
Nutrition and Exercise
253(4)
Work and Play
257(2)
14 Research and the Future 259(10)
Treatment for Viral Hepatitis
261(3)
Vaccination for Chronic Viral Hepatitis
264(1)
Impact of Genomics
264(1)
Transplant Immunology
265(2)
Supporting Research
267(2)
15 Frequently Asked Questions 269(12)
Glossary 281(10)
Resources 291(6)
Index 297

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