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Hepatology A Textbook of Liver Disease

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ISBN-10: 0721690513

ISBN-13: 9780721690513

Edition: 4th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David Zakim, Thomas D. Boyer

List price: $379.00
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The thoroughly revised 4th edition presents definitive coverage of liver disease from over 100 expert contributors. Streamlined to cover the scientific aspects of liver disease as they apply to immediate clinical implications, this two-volume resource presents information on pathology, pathophysiology, and clinical diagnosis and management in a readable, engaging format. In this edition, the chapter on hepatitis has been divided into three complete chapters devoted to each virus - hepatitis A and E, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C - and an entirely new chapter has been added on other hepatitis viruses. From normal liver function and the systemic effects of liver dysfunction, through etiology,…    
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Book details

List price: $379.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 8/5/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1952
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Normal Liver Function and Systemic Effects of Liver Dysfunction
Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology of Liver Function
Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver
Hepatic Regeneration
Metabolism of Glucose and Fatty Acids by the Liver
Amino Acid Metabolism and Synthesis of Urea
Liver Disease, Alcohol, and Lipoprotein Metabolism
Hepatic Metabolism of Vitamin A
Vitamin D Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease
Hepatic Metabolism of Xenobiotics in Humans
Bilirubin Metabolism and Its Disorders
Mechanisms of Bile Secretion
The Porphyrias
Fibrosis of the Liver: Representative Molecular Elements and Their Emerging Role as Anti-fibrotic Targets
Hepatic Fibrosis and Cirrhosis
Iron Metabolism and Pathophysiology
Systemic Effects of Liver Disease
Clinical Features of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Acute Liver Failure
Renal Function in Cirrhosis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Features
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Complications in Patients with Liver Disease
The Liver and Hematopoiesis
Hemostasis
Portal Hypertension and Bleeding Esophageal Varices
Diagnosis and Management of Cirrhotic Ascites
Laboratory Methods for Evaluation of Patients with Liver Disease
Laboratory Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease
Laparoscopy in Liver Disease
Histopathologic Diagnosis of Liver Disease
Etiologies, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Specific Liver Diseases
Toxic Injury to the Liver and Associated Diseases
Mechanisms of Chemically Induced Liver Disease
Drug-induced Liver Disease and Environmental Toxins
Preoperative and Postoperative Hepatic Dysfunctions
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Clinical Features and Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease and Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Diagnosis and Management of Liver Disease Due to Infectious Agents
Hepatitis A and E
Hepatitis B and D
Hepatitis C
Other Hepatitis Viruses
Parasitic Diseases of the Liver
Bacterial and Miscellaneous Infections of the Liver
Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Forms of Liver Disease
Immune Mechanisms in the Production of Liver Diseases
Autoimmune Liver Disease
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Hepatobiliary Complications of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
Wilson's Disease
Hemochromatosis and the Iron Overload Syndromes
Granulomatous Diseases of the Liver
Tumors of the Liver
Molecular Pathogenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Tumors of the Liver
Surgical Therapy of Hepatic Tumors
Liver Disease Primarily of Children
[alpha subscript 1]-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Inborn Errors of Metabolism that Lead to Permanent Hepatic Injury
Cystic Diseases of the Liver
Cholestatic Syndromes of Infancy and Childhood
Special Topics
HIV-Associated Hepatobiliary Disease
The Liver in Systemic Illness
Budd-Chiari Syndrome
The Liver in Pregnancy
Liver Transplantation
Recurrent Disease after Liver Transplantation
Liver Disease and Parenteral Nutrition
The Role of the Liver in Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Transplantation
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Pathogenesis of Gallstones
The Medical Management of Gallstones
Non-surgical Treatment of Biliary Tract Diseases