Hepatology: An Update, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 107-3 - April 1, 2023
Editors: Anand V. Kulkarni, K. Rajender Reddy
Language: English
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In this issue of Medical Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Anand V. Kulkarni and K. Rajender Reddy bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hepatology: An Update. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as NAFLD; hepatic manifestations of a systemic illness; cirrhosis and portal hypertension; hepatic encephalopathy; ICU care of the patient with cirrhosis; hepatocellular carcinoma; liver transplantation for the non-hepatologist; and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
CME Accreditation Page
Forthcoming Issues
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
The Past, Present, and Future of Noninvasive Test in Chronic Liver Diseases
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Funding
Disclosure
Chronic Hepatitis C: Advances in Therapy and the Remaining Challenges
Key points
Introduction
A Brief History of Hepatitis C Virus and Its Therapy
Special subgroups
Unresolved Challenges
Disclosure
Funding
Chronic Hepatitis B Virus: What an Internist Needs to Know: Serologic Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation
Key points
Introduction
Diagnosis and clinical evaluation
Assessment of fibrosis
Natural history of infection
Screening
Treatment
Indications for treatment
Indications for observation
Gray areas for treatment
Duration of therapy
Complications of chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Hepatocellular carcinoma monitoring
Reactivation of hepatitis B virus
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Unique Entity or Part of the Metabolic Syndrome or Both
Key points
Introduction
Metabolic Syndrome
Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
Overweight and Obesity
Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Clinical Outcomes
Screening
Treatment Implications
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Key points
Infections
Infiltrative diseases
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Liver Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How to Deal with Esophageal Varices?
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: How Do We Deal with Ascites and Its Consequences
Key points
Introduction
Definitions
Pathophysiology
Clinical implications
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnostic Tools and Management Strategies
Key points
Introduction
Pathophysiology
Covert hepatic encephalopathy diagnosis
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Alcoholic Hepatitis: The Rising Epidemic
Key points
Disease burden and rising epidemic of alcoholic hepatitis
Diagnosis
Determining prognosis
Treatment
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Inpatient Hepatology Consultation: A Practical Approach for Clinicians
Key points
Introduction
Management of acute gastrointestinal bleeding in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis
Discussion
Summary
Discussion
Summary
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Conflict of interest
Financial support/Acknowledgments
Authors’ contributions
Intensive Care Unit Care of a Patient with Cirrhosis
Key points
Introduction
Indications for intensive care unit admission in a patient with cirrhosis
Approach to management
Point-of-care ultrasonography for initial intensive care assessment
Management of specific complications of cirrhosis in intensive care unit
Summary
Clinics care points
Grant support
Financial disclosures
Potential conflicts of interest
Sarcopenia and Frailty in Cirrhosis: Assessment and Management
Key points
Introduction
Assessment and diagnosis of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in cirrhosis
Prevalence and outcomes of sarcopenia and frailty in cirrhosis
Management of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty in cirrhosis
Summary
Clinics care points
Conflict of interest
Funding source
Liver Transplantation for the Nonhepatologist
Key points
Introduction
Liver transplantation: indications/contraindications
Liver transplantation: evaluation process
Prognosis models
Model for end-stage liver disease exception points
Waitlist outcomes
Long-term care and management
Disclosure
Drug-Induced Liver Injury due to Biologics and Immune Check Point Inhibitors
Key points
Biologics
Author contributions
Disclosure

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