Liver diseases : an essential guide for nurses and health care professionals /
Liver disease is a rapidly growing speciality, and nurses and health care professionals need to have the relevant knowledge and skills to care for patients with liver problems in a safe and effective way. Liver Diseases is a comprehensive, evidence-based, practical guide to the nursing care and mana...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment of liver function and diagnostic studies
- Jaundice
- Portal hypertension
- Ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hyponatraemia and hepatorenal failure
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Alcohol related liver disease
- Non alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Viral hepatitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Metabolic live disease
- Acute liver failure
- Nutrition in liver disease
- Drug induced liver injury
- Pregnancy related liver disease
- Hepatobiliary malignancies
- Liver transplantation.