Hepatic Encephalopathy, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Vinod Rustgi has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE). Experts in the field have contributetd clinical review articles on the following topics: Definition, Prevalence, and Epidemiology of HE; Pathophysiology of HE; Clinical Manifestations of HE; Laboratory Abnormalities of HE; Minimal or Subclinical HE; Prognosis of Prognosis of HE; Pharmacological Management of HE; Non-pharmacological Management of HE; Cost Burden of HE; Long-term management of HE: Modern Measures to Prevent Re-admission; Social Impact of HE; and Novel Therapies for HE. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with HE.

List of contents

Alagille Syndrome
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Liver Disease
Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis
Inborn Errors of Bile Acid Metabolism
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Autoimmune Sclerosing
Cholangitis or Overlap Syndrome
Hepatitis B and C
Nonalcoholic Liver Disease in Children and Adolescents
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension in the Pediatric Population.
Pediatric Liver Tumors
Acute Liver Failure: An Update
Liver Transplantation in Children

Product details

• Authors: Vinod Rustgi, Vinod K Rustgi, Vinod K. Rustgi, Rustgi Vinod K.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2020
• EAN: 9780323683661
• ISBN: 978-0-323-68366-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, hepatic encephalopathy