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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Section 1 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Liver Tests -- Introduction -- The Reference Range -- The Standard Liver Function Tests -- Albumin -- Aspartate and Alanine Amino Transferase -- Alkaline Phosphatase -- Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase -- Bilirubin -- Prothrombin Time -- Other Analytes in Liver Disease -- Kidney Blood Tests -- Hematologic Analytes -- Markers of Malignancy -- Hepatitis Viral Markers -- Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis -- Imaging -- Assessment of Liver Fat -- Assessment of Alcohol Use -- Functional Tests of Liver Function -- Liver Biopsy -- Models Assessing Prognosis in Liver Disease -- References -- Further Reading -- Section 2 Take-Home Primers: Managing Unexplained Abnormal Liver Tests -- Chapter 2 Primary Care -- Introduction -- Liver Disease in the UK -- Isolated Raised Liver Transaminase in a Healthy Individuals -- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- Alcohol and Liver Disease -- Chronic Infections of the Liver -- Hepatitis B Virus -- Hepatitis C Virus -- Hyperbilirubinemia -- Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia -- Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia -- Neonatal Jaundice -- Physiological and Prolonged Jaundice -- Pathological Jaundice -- References -- Chapter 3 Global Perspective -- Introduction -- Indian Perspective -- Patterns of Specific Liver Disorders in the Indian Context -- Viral Hepatitis -- Hepatitis A Infection -- Hepatitis B Infection -- Hepatitis C -- Hepatitis D -- Hepatitis E -- Alcohol-Related Liver Disease -- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- Autoimmune Hepatitis -- Primary Biliary Cholangitis -- Wilson's Disease -- Drug-Induced Liver Injury -- Other Cholestatic Diseases -- Hemochromatosis -- Gilbert's Syndrome -- Non-hepatic Causes of Liver Enzymes Elevation -- Isolated Raised Alkaline Phosphatase -- Conclusions -- Far East Perspective |
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Africa Perspective -- Why Liver Disease in Primary Care? -- Liver Enzymes -- Common Causes of Raised Enzymes -- What to Do When a Patient Has Unexplained Liver Enzymes -- Clinical Features -- Relevant Investigations -- When to Refer -- Infections -- Liver Cirrhosis -- Drugs -- Issues to Note in Africa -- Conclusion/Take Home Message -- References -- Section 3 Take-Home Primers: Managing Unexplained Abnormal Serum Liver Tests in Secondary Care -- Chapter 4 Intensive Care -- Classification and Prevalence -- Patterns of Liver Test Abnormalities -- Hepatocellular Pattern of Liver Injury -- Principal Causes of Hepatocellular Liver Injury -- Cholestatic Pattern of Liver Injury -- Assessment of Severity of Liver Injury -- International Normalized Ratio -- Lactate -- Ammonia -- Albumin -- Sequential Clinical Assessment -- Approach to Supportive Care -- Discussion with a Specialist Liver Unit -- References -- Chapter 5 Infections Affecting the Liver in the Immunosuppressed -- Introduction -- Viral Infections -- Hepatitis A -- Hepatitis E -- Hepatitis B -- Hepatitis C -- Yellow Fever -- Dengue -- Epstein-Barr Virus -- Cytomegalovirus -- Herpes Simplex Virus -- Other Viral Infections -- Bacterial and Parasitic Infections -- Enteric Fever -- Brucellosis -- Leptospirosis -- Syphilis -- Lyme Disease, Q Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever -- Tuberculosis -- Schistosomiasis -- Malaria -- Fungal Infections -- Candida -- Aspergillosis -- Histoplasmosis -- Blastomycosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Conclusion -- Reference -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 The Postoperative Patient -- Introduction -- Common Liver Problems Associated with the Postoperative Patient -- Common Postoperative Causes of a Predominant Hepatocellular Injury -- Common Postoperative Causes of a Predominantly Cholestatic Injury -- Unmasking Underlying Chronic Liver Conditions |
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Approach to Abnormal Liver Function Tests in the Postoperative Patient -- Imaging the Liver When Liver Function Tests are Deranged Postoperatively -- When Postoperative Abnormal Liver Function Tests are Unrelated to a Primary Liver Pathology -- References -- Chapter 7 Pregnancy -- Introduction -- Normal Pregnancy -- History -- Investigations -- Alkaline Phosphatase in Normal Pregnancy -- Abnormal Liver Tests Attributable to Pregnancy-Related Disease -- Hyperemesis Gravidarum -- Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy -- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy -- HELLP Syndrome -- Distinguishing HELLP from Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy -- Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy -- Ischemic Hepatitis -- Pre-existing Liver Disease -- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- Cirrhosis -- Liver Transplant -- Gall Bladder Disease -- Primary Biliary Cholangitis -- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis -- Hereditary Hemochromatosis -- Wilson's Disease -- Acquired Non-Pregnancy-Related Disease -- Budd-Chiari Syndrome -- Drug-Induced Liver Injury -- Autoimmune Hepatitis -- Viral Hepatitis -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (Including Diabetes) -- Introduction -- The Liver: Crossroads of Nutrient Homeostasis -- When Will the Endocrinologist See Unexplained Abnormal Liver Function Tests? -- Workup for Excluding Alternative Causes -- Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Patients with Known Endocrinology Disease -- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus -- Thyroid Diseases -- Dyslipidemia -- Adrenal Diseases and the Liver -- When to Refer to a Liver Specialist -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 Abnormal Serum Liver Tests in Cardiac Disease -- Introduction -- Liver Disease Causing Heart Disease -- Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy -- Heart Disease Causing Liver Disease -- Right-Sided Heart Failure and Hepatic Congestion -- Acute Heart Failure |
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Atrial Fibrillation -- Left-Ventricular Assist Devices and Cardiac Support Devices -- Liver Disease in Congenital Heart Disease -- Heart and Liver Disease Caused by a Common Disorder -- Infections -- Inflammatory Diseases -- Metabolic Diseases -- Liver Disease Unrelated to Heart Disease -- Drug-Induced Liver Injury -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Respiratory Disease -- Lung Problems Due to Unexpected Liver Issues -- Arterial Hypoxemia -- Pulmonary Hypertension -- Pleural Effusions -- Liver-Lung Problems as Part of a "Systemic" Presentation -- Genetic Lung Abnormalities with Associated Abnormal Liver Tests -- Immunologic/Inflammatory Lung Disorders with Liver Manifestations -- References -- Chapter 11 Gastroenterology -- Abnormal Liver Tests in Gastroenterological Disease -- Pancreatobiliary Conditions -- Luminal Conditions -- Liver Diseases that may Mimic Gastroenterological Diseases -- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis -- Liver Diseases Associated with Gastroenterological Diseases -- When to Refer -- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis/Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis -- Take-Home Messages -- Unexplained Abnormal Liver Tests in Patients with Known Gastroenterological Diseases -- Take-Home Messages -- Monitoring Liver Blood Tests in Gastroenterology -- Liver Screen -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12 Renal Medicine -- Introduction -- Renal Impairment in Patients with Liver Disease -- Measurement of Renal Function in Patients with Cirrhosis -- Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis -- Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis -- Renal Impairment in Patients with Acute Liver Failure -- Renal Impairment in Liver Transplant Recipients -- Abnormal Liver Enzymes in Patients with Kidney Disease -- Abnormal Liver Enzymes in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury |
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Abnormal Liver Enzymes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease -- Dialysis -- Liver Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients -- Viral Hepatitis in Kidney Transplant Recipients -- References -- Chapter 13 Dermatology -- Introduction -- Dermatological Drugs and Liver Function Tests -- Methotrexate -- Retinoids -- Azathioprine -- Cyclosporin -- Antifungal Medication -- Chinese Herbal Medication -- When is Further Investigation Required? -- Liver Disease that Mimics Dermatological Diseases -- Primary Biliary Cholangitis -- Alcohol-Related Liver Disease -- Hepatitis C -- Hemochromatosis -- Liver Disease Associated with Dermatological Disease -- Psoriasis -- Sarcoidosis -- Lichen Planus -- Dermatitis Herpetiformis -- Mastocytosis -- Dermatological Malignancies -- Neurofibromatosis -- Other Dermatology Conditions -- Unexplained Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Patients with Known Dermatological Disease -- References -- Chapter 14 Oncology -- Liver Diseases That May Mimic Oncologic Diseases -- Liver Diseases Associated with Oncologic Diseases -- Liver Enzyme Elevations -- Chemotherapy-Associated Steatohepatitis -- Hepatic Sinusoidal Injury -- Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia -- Immune-Mediated Hepatitis -- Radiation-Associated Liver Injury -- Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation -- Unexplained Abnormal Liver Tests in Patients with Known Oncologic Disease -- At Diagnosis -- During Therapy -- After Therapy -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 15 Hematology -- Introduction -- Unexplained Abnormal Liver Tests in Patients with Known Hematologic Disease -- References -- Chapter 16 Mental Health and Neurology -- Introduction -- Unexplained Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Mental Health and Neurology Settings -- Antidepressants -- Antipsychotics -- Liver Diseases that May Mimic Psychiatric Conditions -- Liver Diseases Associated with Psychiatric Disease |
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Unexplained Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Patients with Known Psychiatric Disease |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gill, Paramjit
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Neuberger, James
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| ISBN |
1119802180 |
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9781119802181 |
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1119802164 |
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9781119802167 |
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