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This atlas covers all of the major diseases of the hepatic system with extensive illustrations describing the various disease processes, their diagnosis and their management. Topics covered include cirrhosis, hepatic carcinoma, hepatitis and vascular diseases of the liver. Each illustration is supported by an extensive caption that provides the reader with a ready-to-hand graphical resource covering the entire subject. ... Read more

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Abstract: Alcohol use disorders are a significant problem among women in the United States. The epidemiologic factors, physiologic effects, psychosocial and medical consequences, and detection and management of these disorders in women differ from those in men. Primary care physicians are in a unique position to identify, educate, and counsel women with alcohol problems and to refer them for treatment. In this article, Drs Cyr and McGarry discuss the consequences of drinking in women and outline ways in which physicians can guide them to the help they need. Cyr MG, McGarry KA. Alcohol use disorders in women. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on June 1, 2010. The length of the article is 465 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ultrasound plus AFP screen for liver cancer in cirrhosis patients.(DIGESTIVE DISORDERS)(Case study)(Clinical report)
Author: Michele G. Sullivan
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2010
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 40Issue: 10Page: 1(2)

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This is a definitive visual library of the world's finest collection of full-colour images on gastroenterology and hepatology! The 500 slides in this set include clinical images, charts, tables, drawings, algorithms, and diagrams together with explanatory legends for each slide. Description: Volume 1: The liver, an indispensable visual reference for both teaching and caring for patients depicting the major manifestations of liver disease. ... Read more

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The articles in Issue 4 of Journal of Inherited MetabolicDisease, Vol. 14 (1991) contain the main lectures presented at the28th Annual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors ofMetabolism, Birmingham, UK, 1990, which was dedicated to `The Liverand Inherited Metabolic Disease' with a half-day workshop on`Screening and Economics'.
The subjects covered include metabolic functions of the liver, bileacids, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, tyrosinaemia type I,Crigler-Najjar disease type I and Niemann-Pick disease type C,providing updates on a wide range of metabolic disorders andillustrating the importance of the complementary contributions fromprofessionals in different disciplines. Also covered in detail is theexciting potential of liver transplantation as treatment for severalinborn errors of metabolism.
This state-of-the-art review will be of interest to clinicians andresearch workers alike.
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This volume is a new edition of a reference first published in 1976 that has served as an international standard for diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases. Thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in diagnostic technology, medical therapy, and transplant surgery, this new edition provides current, internationally accepted nomenclature and diagnostic and prognostic criteria. The book represents the consensus of more than 100 of the world's leading authorities in information science, adult and pediatric hepatology, liver transplant surgery, vascular and biliary surgery, radiology, pathology, infectious diseases, immunology, and genetics.Each disease is characterized as to definition; clinical, laboratory, radiologic, morphologic, and etiologic criteria for diagnosis; and prognosis. Of special importance is the emphasis placed on new techniques for determining the influence of various therapeutic modalities on prognosis. Where appropriate, the book delineates prognostic criteria to assist clinicians in proper timing of liver transplantation. ... Read more

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This review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases has been updated to include expanded coverage of TIPSS procedure, liver transplants, laparoscopic techniques, and Hepatitis C. ... Read more

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In several liver diseases, the underlying cause cannot always be eliminated, i.e. the progression of liver disease cannot be prevented. This is particularly true for non-responders to the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). It is relevant for more than 40% of patients with HCV genotype 1 and up to 20% of patients with genotype 2 or 3. Several approaches are now underway to prevent or ameliorate mechanisms of disease progression. In Asia, and particularly in Japan, Glycyrrhizine-SNMC has been widely used for this purpose. At present, SNMC is under clinical evaluation in Europe.

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Although cell turnover in normal adult liver is extremely low,hepatic tissue is notorious for its almost infinite capacity toregenerate in cases of viral, toxic or traumatic damage.Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most frequent malignanciesworldwide and causes more than a million deaths per year. Themechanisms governing normal proliferation and malignant transformationof liver cells are of utmost interest for the understanding ofregeneration and hepatocarcinogenesis and for the development of newtherapeutic strategies. Therefore, the International Falk Workshop held in Halle, Germany, onJanuary 29--30 1998, focused on the issues of normal andmalignant liver cell growth. Knowledge in this area of research hasexpanded rapidly during recent years. This book of proceedingssummarizes the latest advances both in basic science and clinicalresearch. Stimulating discussion set the basis for the development ofnew strategies in diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinomaand for the manipulation of regeneration in cases of acute or chronicloss of functional liver tissue. ... Read more

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The hepatocyte adapts its metabolic and excretory function tochanges in nutrient supply, xenobiotics, cytokines and hormones, whichprovides a basis for the role of the liver in the maintenance of thebody's homeostasis. Such adaptations of hepatocellular function to theenvironment require not only structures for recognition of signalmolecules and for the sensing of environmental alterations, but alsomachineries which transfer this information to intracellular effectorsites. Considerable progress has been made during recent years withrespect to the understanding of membrane-associated receptor systemsand the molecular mechanisms by which signals are transduced fromthese receptors to the effector sites inside the cell, i.e. thenucleus and other organelles, the cytoskeleton and various enzymes. Acomplex signal transduction network involving a coordinated action ofa variety of protein kinase and phosphatase cascades has beenidentified. Such signalling events are not only important for theunderstanding of the physiological regulation of liver cell function,but also provide new pathophysiological and therapeutic aspects. This book, the proceedings of a Falk Workshop on `Signalling in theLiver' (Part IV of the Liver Week Freiburg 1997) held in Freiburg,Germany, October 6, brings together an international forum of expertsin both basic science and clinical applications. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 372 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Abnormal liver function: recheck or work up?(Digestive Disorders)
Author: Debra Wood
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 35Issue: 3Page: 73(1)

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2006. The length of the article is 489 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nonalcoholic fatty liver emerging as major problem.(Gastroenterology)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Author: Miriam E. Tucker
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39Issue: 11Page: 66(1)

Article Type: Disease/Disorder overview

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This book is the proceedings of the Falk Symposium No. 137 on ... Read more

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This book, the proceedings of Falk Symposium 100, `Gut and theLiver', held in Freiburg, Germany, 29--31 May 1997,comprehensively reviews the physiological and pathophysiologicalinteractions between the intestine and the liver as well as betweenintestinal and hepatic diseases. Apart from the basic aspects of theintestinal microflora and the immune system of the gut,gastrointestinal permeability and translocation as well as thecontribution of the intestine and the intestinal bacteria to themetabolism of bile acids, amino acids and drugs are discussed. Inaddition, experimental as well as clinical data demonstrating thesignificance of gut-derived bacterial toxins for the development ofliver diseases and the effect of liver diseases on gastrointestinalfunctions are discussed. The major aim of this book, therefore, is tohighlight the interactions between gut and liver at the molecularlevel as well as in clinical disease. ... Read more