This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-access guide not only in the diagnosis of the various
types of liver disease but in the management of specific disorders including the particular
nuances of the care of the patient with liver disease. It provides a resource to the
practitioner caring for patients with liver disease for addressing everyday questions posed by
patients and their families as well as referring physicians in a manner that can easily be
conveyed. The spectrum covered includes appropriate testing and disease monitoring of patients
use of medications supplements alternative therapies and alcohol operative risk assessment
implementation of health maintenance for patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
identification and management of particular complications of cirrhosis and appropriate
referral for liver transplantation as well as management of special populations. Written by
experts in the field Liver Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide is a valuable resource
for clinicians who treat patients with a variety of liver disorders.
