Liver Diseases An Essential Guide For Nurses And Health Care Professionals Suzanne Sargent by Suzanne Sargent 9781405163064, 9781444322682, 1405163062, 1444322680 instant download after payment.

Liver Diseases 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. Liver Diseases is an invaluable tool for all nurses and health care professionals working with people with liver disease.
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• The first UK book on care of the liver from a nursing and healthcare perspectiveContent:
  Chapter 1 Anatomy and Physiology (pages 1–14): Chris Hill
  Chapter 2 Assessment of Liver Function and Diagnostic Studies (pages 15–31): Lynda Greenslade
  Chapter 3 Jaundice (pages 32–45): Michelle Clayton
  Chapter 4 Portal Hypertension (pages 46–60): Dr Terence Wong
  Chapter 5 Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Hyponatraemia and Hepatorenal Failure (pages 61–78): Suzanne Sargent
  Chapter 6 Hepatic Encephalopathy (pages 79–92): Catherine Houlston and Helen O'Neal
  Chapter 7 Alcohol?Related Liver Disease (pages 93–118): Kerry Webb
  Chapter 8 Non?Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (pages 119–134): Dr Antonis Nikolopoulos and Jude A. Oben
  Chapter 9 Viral Hepatitis (pages 135–157): Tracey Dudley
  Chapter 10 Autoimmune Hepatitis (pages 158–176): Sarah Hughes and Michael Heneghan
  Chapter 11 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (pages 177–192): Danielle Fullwood
  Chapter 12 Metabolic Liver Disease (pages 193–213): Rachel Taylor and Teresa Corbani
  Chapter 13 Acute Liver Failure (pages 214–233): Zebina Ratansi
  Chapter 14 Nutrition in Liver Disease (pages 234–255): Susie Hamlin and Julie Leaper
  Chapter 15 Drug?Induced Liver Injury (pages 256–270): Suzanne Sargent
  Chapter 16 Pregnancy?Related Liver Disease (pages 271–286): Suzanne Sargent and Michelle Clayton
  Chapter 17 Hepatobiliary Malignancies (pages 287–305): Nikie Jervis
  Chapter 18 Liver Transplantation (pages 306–328): Wendy Littlejohn and Joanna Routledge