Liver disease : a clinical casebook /: a clinical casebook. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stanley Martin Cohen, Perica Davitkov, editors.
• Editors: Cohen, Stanley Martin; Davitkov, Perica
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Drug-Induced Liver Injury; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Questions; Discussion; Question 1. What features would you use to triage the patient, and how would you risk stratify his liver injury?; Question 2. Which medications are common culprits (especially in this case), and how do you differentiate DILI from other etiologies?; Question 3. What are the patterns of liver injury and how do they relate to DILI?; Question 4. What are the treatment options for this patient's presumed DILI? Question 5: When should a liver biopsy be obtained?Patient Treatment Course; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Questions; Discussion; Question 1. How is the diagnosis of acute alcoholic hepatitis made?; Question 2. What is the prognosis of this patient?; Question 3. What are treatment options for this patient?; Question 4. Is liver transplant an option for this patient?; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Ascites; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Questions; Discussion Question 1. How is the diagnosis of ascites made? What is utility of abdominal ultrasound in diagnosis of ascites?Question 2. Once a diagnosis of ascites is made, how does one determine the cause of ascites? What is the differential diagnosis?; Question 3: What is the management of ascites? What are the options once a patient fails to respond to initial medical management?; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Questions; Discussion; Question 1. What is the pathophysiology of SBP? Question 2. What are potential risk factors for SBP?Question 3. How is SBP diagnosed?; Question 4. What are the common organisms that cause SBP?; Question 5. What are the treatment options for this patient's SBP and, what are the expected cure rates and long-term prognosis?; Patient Treatment Course; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 5: Hepatorenal Syndrome; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Clinical Questions; Discussion; Question 1. What is the differential diagnosis of a patient with cirrhosis presenting with acute kidney injury? Question 2. How is HRS diagnosed? What work-up should be initiated when HRS is suspected?Question 3. What causes HRS?; Question 4. Can HRS be prevented?; Question 5. What is the best treatment strategy for HRS?; Question 6. If medical treatment for HRS fails, what next?; Patient's Clinical Course; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 6: Chronic Hepatitis B; Introduction; Clinical Case Scenario; Questions; Discussion; Question 1. How do you approach a patient found to be HBsAg positive? What other testing is indicated at this time? How will you interpret the results of testing?
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (311 pages)
• Subjects: 616.3/62; Liver -- Diseases; Liver Diseases; Liver -- Diseases; Case Reports; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319985060
• Related ISBNs: 331998506X; 9783319985053; 3319985051
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 08, 2019).
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