HEPATOLOGY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT HANDBOOK: Evidence-Based Protocols for Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver Disease, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Softcover

Fitzmaurice, Rachel N.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798176702125

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

What happens when abnormal liver tests, unexplained abdominal symptoms, or signs of liver dysfunction point to a deeper clinical problem?

• How do clinicians approach the diagnosis of liver and biliary disorders?
• And how can findings from history, examination, laboratory testing, and imaging be brought together to guide treatment?

HEPATOLOGY: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT HANDBOOK provides a structured, clinically focused overview of liver and hepatobiliary disorders, covering essential concepts in evaluation, diagnosis, disease management, and patient care.

Designed as a practical medical reference, this handbook helps readers organize complex hepatology topics into a clearer clinical framework. It connects common presentations and diagnostic findings with the underlying diseases and general treatment principles that healthcare professionals encounter in practice.

Inside This Handbook

• Foundations of Hepatology — Review liver anatomy, physiology, metabolism, bile production, and essential hepatobiliary functions.

• Clinical Assessment — Understand how history, physical examination, symptoms, and risk factors contribute to evaluating liver disease.

• Liver Function Testing — Explore commonly used laboratory tests and patterns of abnormal liver enzymes and other biochemical markers.

• Diagnostic Imaging — Review the clinical role of ultrasound, CT, MRI, and other imaging approaches in hepatobiliary evaluation.

• Viral Hepatitis — Examine major forms of viral hepatitis, their clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment principles.

• Fatty Liver Disease — Understand metabolic and other causes of hepatic steatosis, disease progression, evaluation, and management considerations.

• Cirrhosis and Its Complications — Review portal hypertension, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, and other complications associated with advanced liver disease.

• Cholestatic and Biliary Disorders — Explore important disorders affecting bile flow, the gallbladder, and biliary tract.

• Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease — Examine clinical presentation, evaluation, complications, and general management principles.

• Autoimmune and Metabolic Liver Disorders — Review selected immune-mediated, hereditary, and metabolic conditions affecting the liver.

• Liver Tumors and Cancer — Develop an organized understanding of primary and secondary hepatic malignancies and their diagnostic considerations.

• Treatment Principles — Connect clinical findings and diagnoses with general therapeutic approaches, monitoring, prevention of complications, and long-term management.

Whether used for structured study, clinical review, or as a convenient reference, this handbook is designed to help medical students, residents, nurses, allied health professionals, and other healthcare learners build a stronger understanding of hepatology.

From initial clinical assessment to diagnostic testing and treatment principles, the book provides an organized framework for approaching important liver and hepatobiliary conditions.

Strengthen your understanding of hepatology and develop a more systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of liver disease.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798176702125
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxemburg