The Comprehensive Guide to Hepatitis Advances provides the most up-to-date information on all types of hepatitis in one resource. Coverage spans hepatitis in all forms (viral, alcoholic, metabolic, drug, autoimmune, etc.), showing the implications of current research in clinical practice and discussing future research directions. Discussions focus on the scientific advancements in understanding the disease process and in the treatment of different groups of hepatitis. This reference is perfect for basic science researchers in the field of hepatology; practicing gastroenterologists and hepatologists as well as primary care physicians attending to liver disease; and medical residents undergoing specialist training in gastroenterology and hepatology. Provides comprehensive coverage of the different types of hepatitis Highlights the most recent research findings related to different types of hepatitis and their impact on clinical care Discusses future development specific to different types of hepatitis INDICE: Section 1:Hepatitis: advances in clinical evaluation 1a. Non-invasive assessment of disease severity: biomarker 1b. Non-invasive assessment of disease severity: image-related 2. Conventional liver imaging 3. Nutrition and the liver Section 2: Viral Hepatitis 4. Antivirals against hepatitis: basic mechanisms 5. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E 6a. Hepatitis B: Epidemiology, Natural History and Diagnosis 6b. Hepatitis B: Treatment 7a. Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Natural History and Diagnosis 7b. Hepatitis C: Treatment 8. Hepatitis D Section 3: Hepatitis: metabolic, alcohol and drug-induced 9a. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: Epidemiology, Natural History and Diagnosis 9b. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: Pharmacological management 9c. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: Non-pharmacological management 10. Alcoholic hepatitis 11a. Drug-induced liver injury: conventional drugs 11b. Drug-induced liver injury: emerging drugs, herbs and health supplements Section 4: Hepatitis: cholestatic, genetic and autoimmune causes 12. Primary biliary cholangitis 13. Primary sclerosing cholangitis 14. Autoimmune hepatitis 15. Wilson Disease, Hemochromatosis and Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Section 5: Hepatitis: Infections and systemic causes 16. Systemic infections and hepatitis 17. Human immunodeficiency virus 18. Systemic non-infections and hepatitis 19. Hepatitis: dual aetiologies Section 6: Childhood and pregnancy 20. Hepatitis during childhood 21. Hepatitis during pregnancy
- ISBN: 978-0-323-98368-6
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2023
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés