Diseases of the Liver:Liver Disease Diagnosis and Management

Section One. Normal Hepatic Function: Anatomy and Physiology
Section Two. Evaluation of Patients with Liver Disease: History
and Physical Examination. Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Enzymes,
Efficient Use of Liver Tests, Serology of Viral Hepatitis.
Evaluation of Jaundice. Liver Biopsy: Indications, Technique,
Complications, Interpretation. Section Three. Disease of the
Liver and Biliary Tree: Viral Hepatitis: Clinical Features.
Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis. Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Alcoholic Liver Disease. Fatty Liver Disease. Hemochromatosis.
Wilson Disease. Porphyria, a 1 -Antitrypsin Deficiency, Cystic
Fibrosis and other Metabolic Diseases of the Liver. Primary
Biliary Cirrhosis. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Noncirrhotic
Portal Hypertension. Castroesophageal Varices: Pathophysiology &
Prevention of Bleeding. Complications of Cirrhosis: Ascites,
Hponatremia, Hepatorenal Syndrome, SBP. Portosystemic
Encephalopathy. Complications of Cirrhosis: Coagulopathy.
Malnutrition in Cirrhosis. Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Drug
Hepatotoxicity. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver. Cystic
Disorders of the Liver and Biliary Tree. Disorders of the
Hepatic Venous System, Peliosis & Sinusoidal Dilation. Liver
Disease and Pregnancy. The Liver and Systemic Diseases. Section
Four. Specialized Evaluation & Treatment of Liver and Biliary
Disease: Evaluation of Surgical Risk in Patients with Liver
Disease. Hepatobiliary Surgery. Liver Transplantation:
Indications and Pretransplant Evaluation. Liver Transplantation:
Long-term Post-transplant Management. Imaging of the Liver.
Management of Variceal Hemorrhage. Endoscopy in the Management
of Biliary Tract Disorders