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Liver Disorders : a Point of Care Clinical Guide.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: What Do Abnormal Liver Tests Mean?; Commonly Posed Patient Questions; Components ofäÈLiver Profile; Aminotransferases; Normal Range; Common Causes ofËlevated Aminotransferases; Initial Evaluation ofËlevated Aminotransferases; Alkaline Phosphatase andÈGamma Glutamyl Transpeptide (GGT); Variations; Clinical Significance ofÈLow Alkaline Phosphatase; Common Causes ofËlevated Alkaline Phosphatase; Initial Evaluation ofËlevated Alkaline Phosphatase; Bilirubin Metabolism; Laboratory Assays forÈBilirubin; Normal Range.
- Common Causes ofËlevated Bilirubin Initial Evaluation ofËlevated Bilirubin; Albumin; Prothrombin Time; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: General Care ofẗheÈLiver Patient; What Things Should IÄvoid If IḦave Liver Disease?; What Steps Should IÈTake toḦelp withÈMy Liver Disease?; How Do IÈKnow How Severe My Liver Disease Is?; References; Chapter 3: Do IÈNeed aÈLiver Biopsy?; Patients' Questions; Indications forÈLiver Biopsy; Diagnosis; Staging; Treatment; Preparation forÈLiver Biopsy; Pre-biopsy Testing; Management ofÈMedication; Liver Biopsy Methods; Contraindications.
- Complications Percutaneous Liver Biopsy; Transjugular Liver Biopsy; Laparoscopic Liver Biopsy; Liver Sampling andÄdequacy; Tissue Processing; Experience ofäÈLiver Pathologist; Specimen Interpretation; Conclusion; References; Part I: What to Do with Tumors in the Liver?; Chapter 4: Incidental Hepatic Lesions; Patients' Questions; Investigation ofÏncidental Hepatic Lesions; The Need foräÈSubsequent Imaging Study; The Systematic Approach toÏncidental Hepatic Lesions; History andÈPhysical Examination; Laboratory Evaluation; Imaging Studies.
- Choice ofÈContrast Agents forÈMRI ofẗheÈLiver 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 forÈMalignant Transformation; Hemorrhage; Clinical Presentation; Diagnosis; Ultrasound; CT; MRI; Biopsy ofḦepatic Adenoma; Management; Incidental Diagnosis, 5-cm Adenomas.
- Women Contemplating Pregnancy or Who Are Pregnant Hepatic Adenomas in Glycogen Storage Disease; Liver Adenomatosis; Focal Nodular Hyperplasia; Diagnosis; Imaging; Ultrasound; CT withÏntravenous 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 andÈbiliary cystadenocarcinomas; Diagnosis; Management; Hydatid Cysts; Diagnosis; Management; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Malignant Liver Lesions.