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Hepatology.

Hepatology is an important specialty with diseases and complications related to viral hepatitis and alcohol being the main reason for seeking specialist advice. On most general medical rotations and on most surgical wards there are patients with hepatological problems. Hepatology: Clinical Cases Unc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nash, Kathryn
Otros Autores: Guha, Indra Neil
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Colección:Clinical Cases.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use t his b ook; Normal values; List of abbreviations; Basic science; Approach to the patient; A 19-year old man presenting with jaundice; A 25-year old man with nausea, vomiting and jaundice; A 45-year old woman presenting with severe right upper quadrant pain and jaundice; A 72-year old man with painless jaundice; A 23-year old woman with vomiting and epigastric pain; A 4-week old baby with jaundice and failure to thrive; A 24-year old woman with HIV and tuberculosis develops jaundice.
  • Abnormal liver function tests in a collapsed patientAbnormal liver function tests in a pregnant woman; A 27-year old woman with a bdominal pain and distension; A 40-year old woman with lethargy and pruritus; A 25-year old woman with malaise and elevated liver enzymes; Deranged liver function tests in a patient with ulcerative colitis; Fatigue and deranged liver function tests in a patient with haemophilia; A 34-year-old man from Hong Kong with jaundice and vomiting; Acute deterioration in a 21-y ear old man with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
  • A 53-y ear-old man with a history of high alcohol intakeA 57-y ear-old man with diabetes and elevated a lanine aminotransferase; A 42-year-old man with shortness of breath and abnormal liver function tests; A 58-year-old man with diabetes and a bnormal liver function tests; A 16-year-old boy with cognitive deterioration, ataxia and abnormal l iver function t ests; A 43-year-old man with a large gastrointestinal bleed; A 58-year-old woman with a distended abdomen; A 67-year-old man with cirrhosis and confusion; A 47-year-old woman suddenly presents with variceal haemorrhage.
  • A 37-year-old woman with a bnormal liver ultrasoundA 72-year-old man with right upper quadrant pain and fever; A 52-year- old man with diarrhoea and a liver mass; A 69-year-old man with a liver mass; A 56-year-old man with abnormal liver function t ests 4 weeks after liver transplantation; Mcqs; Emqs; Saqs; Mcq answers; Emq answers; Saq answers; Index of cases by diagnosis; Index.