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Informationen zum Autor Suzanne Sargent is a Lecturer Practitioner at the Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital and at Kings College London. Klappentext 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. Adult Liver Care is a comprehensive, evidence-based, practical guide to the nursing care and management of patients with liver disease. Adult Liver Care explores a range of liver conditions, including cirrhosis, portal hypertension, alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease and acute liver failure. It looks at the anatomy & physiology of the liver, assessment of liver function and diagnostic studies, acute and chronic liver disease, pregnancy related liver disease, liver transplantation and infectious liver diseases. For each condition the epidemiology, complications and nursing management are provided, along with illustrative case studies and further reading. Adult Liver Care is an invaluable tool for all nurses and health care professionals working with people with liver disease. Zusammenfassung 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 management of patients with liver disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors Foreword Acknowledgements 1 Anatomy and physiology Introduction The liver Hepatic microstructure Carbohydrate metabolism Fat metabolism Protein metabolism Clotting factors Storage of vitamins/iron Blood cleansing Processing of drugs and other xenobiotics Excocrine function Bilirubin Liver cirrhosis/fibrosis Chapter summary 2 Assessment of liver function and diagnostic studies Introduction Patient history Signs of liver disease Laboratory tests Diagnostic studies Complications and considerations Chapter summary Illustrative case study 3 Jaundice Introduction Classification of jaundice Bilirubin formation Bile functions Diseases of bilirubin metabolism Investigations Malabsorption Gallbladder disease Drug-induced jaundice Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy Additional considerations Chapter summary Illustrative case study 4 Portal hypertension Introduction Definition Causes Consequences Clinical features Investigations Management of variceal haemorrhage Chapter summary Illustrative case study 5 Ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hyponatraemia and hepatorenal failure Introduction Definition Classification Pathogenesis of ascites formation Diagnosis Treatment Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Hyponatraemia Hepatorenal syndrome Chapter summary Illustrative case study 6 Hepatic encephalopathy Introduction Definition Pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy Classification of hepatic encephalopathy Diagnosis and investigations Treatment and management of hepatic encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy in acute liver failure Chapter summary Illustrative case study 7 Alcohol-related liver disease Introduction Incidence Metabolism of alcohol Pathophysiology Clinical features Alco...
