Clinician's Guide to Liver Disease

The Clinician's Guide to Liver Disease is a user-friendly, quick reference for the management of acute and chronic liver disease for the gastroenterologist. Drs. K. Rajender Reddy and Thomas Faust provide a broad overview of all clinically relevant topics in the realm of liver disease, ranging from evaluation of the liver patient to liver transplantation. Many of today's leading gastroenterology professionals have contributed their expertise to The Clinician's Guide to Liver Disease, allowing the reader to quickly develop an individualized care plan for patients with liver disease. Part of The Clinician's Guide to GI Series, this resource is the perfect supplement to the "standard" text on liver disease. A user-friendly, bulleted outline format allows for readily available access to the topic at hand. Chapter Topics Include: Acute and chronic viral hepatitis Liver disorders in pregnancy Drug hepatoxicity Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Autoimmune hepatitis Cholestatic liver diseases (PBC and PSC) Metabolic liver disease Including valuable case studies discussed at the end of each chapter, algorithms, tables and figures, The Clinician's Guide to Liver Disease is an up-to-date and ideal text for all gastroenterologists, hepatologists, primary care physicians, gastroenterology fellows, medical residents, and medical students. The Clinician's Guide to GI Series: This exciting series of books is created specifically for those professionals who manage patients with gastrointestinal problems. Some additional topics include IBD, acid/peptic disorders, and gastrointestinal oncology. Comprehensive, concise, and user-friendly, these books are written with a similar format and include images, tables, and algorithms.