| Description |
1 online resource (627 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: What Do Abnormal Liver Tests Mean?; Commonly Posed Patient Questions; Components of€a€Liver Profile; Aminotransferases; Normal Range; Common Causes of€Elevated Aminotransferases; Initial Evaluation of€Elevated Aminotransferases; Alkaline Phosphatase and€Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptide (GGT); Variations; Clinical Significance of€Low Alkaline Phosphatase; Common Causes of€Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase; Initial Evaluation of€Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase; Bilirubin Metabolism; Laboratory Assays for€Bilirubin; Normal Range |
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Common Causes of€Elevated Bilirubin Initial Evaluation of€Elevated Bilirubin; Albumin; Prothrombin Time; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: General Care of€the€Liver Patient; What Things Should I€Avoid If I€Have Liver Disease?; What Steps Should I€Take to€Help with€My Liver Disease?; How Do I€Know How Severe My Liver Disease Is?; References; Chapter 3: Do I€Need a€Liver Biopsy?; Patients' Questions; Indications for€Liver Biopsy; Diagnosis; Staging; Treatment; Preparation for€Liver Biopsy; Pre-biopsy Testing; Management of€Medication; Liver Biopsy Methods; Contraindications |
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Complications Percutaneous Liver Biopsy; Transjugular Liver Biopsy; Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy; Liver Sampling and€Adequacy; Tissue Processing; Experience of€a€Liver Pathologist; Specimen Interpretation; Conclusion; References; Part I: What to Do with Tumors in the Liver?; Chapter 4: Incidental Hepatic Lesions; Patients' Questions; Investigation of€Incidental Hepatic Lesions; The Need for€a€Subsequent Imaging Study; The Systematic Approach to€Incidental Hepatic Lesions; History and€Physical Examination; Laboratory Evaluation; Imaging Studies |
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Choice of€Contrast Agents for€MRI of€the€Liver Malignant Lesions; Benign Lesions; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Benign Liver Lesions; Patients' Questions; Hepatic Hemangioma; Clinical Presentation; Diagnosis; Ultrasound; Computed Tomography; MRI; Needle Biopsy; Management; Hepatic Adenoma; Risk Factors; Complications; Risk Factors for€Malignant Transformation; Hemorrhage; Clinical Presentation; Diagnosis; Ultrasound; CT; MRI; Biopsy of€Hepatic Adenoma; Management; Incidental Diagnosis, 5-cm Adenomas |
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Women Contemplating Pregnancy or Who Are Pregnant Hepatic Adenomas in Glycogen Storage Disease; Liver Adenomatosis; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia; Diagnosis; Imaging; Ultrasound; CT with€Intravenous Contrast Medium; MRI; Management; FNH and OCPs; Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia; Diagnosis; Clinical features; Management; Hepatic Cysts; Simple Cysts; Polycystic Liver Disease; Diagnosis; Management; Biliary cystadenomas and€biliary cystadenocarcinomas; Diagnosis; Management; Hydatid Cysts; Diagnosis; Management; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Malignant Liver Lesions |
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Patient Questions |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissu
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Liver Diseases -- diagnosis
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Liver Diseases -- complications
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Liver Diseases -- therapy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shaker, Reza
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| ISBN |
9783319301037 |
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3319301039 |
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