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Alcoholic liver disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Alcoholism, including the toll of alcoholism, is key to understanding alcoholic liver disease (ALD) -- Alcoholism is clandestine disorder -- Abstinence is key to recovery from both alcoholism and ALD -- There are few evidence-based therapies for ALD, other than abstinence -- Liver transplantation is valuable in selected subjects with ALD.…”
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Alcoholic liver disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Alcoholism, including the toll of alcoholism, is key to understanding alcoholic liver disease (ALD) -- Alcoholism is clandestine disorder -- Abstinence is key to recovery from both alcoholism and ALD -- There are few evidence-based therapies for ALD, other than abstinence -- Liver transplantation is valuable in selected subjects with ALD.…”
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Alcoholic liver disease

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Alcoholism, including the toll of alcoholism, is key to understanding alcoholic liver disease (ALD) -- Alcoholism is clandestine disorder -- Abstinence is key to recovery from both alcoholism and ALD -- There are few evidence-based therapies for ALD, other than abstinence -- Liver transplantation is valuable in selected subjects with ALD.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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The management of other aspects of chronic liver disease, including transplantation

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Common complications of end stage cirrhosis including life threatening disorders of variceal bleeding, ascites, hepatorenal syndrome, encephalopathy and hepatopulmonary syndrome -- Preparation for listing for liver transplantation in patients with end stage liver disease includes documentation and absence of alcohol consumption (in alcoholics), reduction of hepatitis B DNA levels (in HBV patients) and aggressive treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma to reduce the risk of recurrent disease -- The most common allocation system for liver transplantation is the model for end stage liver disease -- Post transplantation care of the patient requires diligent annual followup with concentration on common diseases which include: metabolic syndrome (diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia), Preventive medicine (vaccination, dental disease), Inflammatory bowel disease, bone disease, and renal dysfunction.…”
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Chronic pancreatitis

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Multiple predisposing conditions with a final common pathway of fibrosis -- Smoking and alcohol are well known major risk factors, recently identified conditions include autoimmune pancreatitis and genetic forms of pancreatitis -- Diagnosis is straightforward in patients with far-advanced disease, and quite challenging and difficult in those with early disease -- Treatment of pain -- Treatment of Exocrine insufficiency -- Complications.…”
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Chronic pancreatitis

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Multiple predisposing conditions with a final common pathway of fibrosis -- Smoking and alcohol are well known major risk factors, recently identified conditions include autoimmune pancreatitis and genetic forms of pancreatitis -- Diagnosis is straightforward in patients with far-advanced disease, and quite challenging and difficult in those with early disease -- Treatment of pain -- Treatment of Exocrine insufficiency -- Complications.…”
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Chronic pancreatitis

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Multiple predisposing conditions with a final common pathway of fibrosis -- Smoking and alcohol are well known major risk factors, recently identified conditions include autoimmune pancreatitis and genetic forms of pancreatitis -- Diagnosis is straightforward in patients with far-advanced disease, and quite challenging and difficult in those with early disease -- Treatment of pain -- Treatment of Exocrine insufficiency -- Complications.…”
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Drug-induced liver disease an update for 2010 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: DILD overview -- Pathology of DILD -- Incidence of DILI -- Spectrum of DILI -- Hepatic adverse event nomenclature: liver injury -- Causes of acute liver failure -- Biochemical patterns of liver injury -- Clinical features of acute hepatocellular DILD -- Cholestatic DILI -- Drugs associated with chronic autoimmune type hepatitis -- Drugs associated with hepatic fibrosis/cirrhosis -- Drug-induced steatohepatitis -- Miscellaneous forms of chronic DILD -- Prevalence of hepatic enzyme elevations with various drugs -- Possible mechanisms of drug adaptation (drug tolerance) -- Drugs that have caused fulminant hepatic failure -- FDA stopping rule for liver injury in drug development -- Mortality from acute DILD -- Hy's law -- Causes of drug induced ALF leading to liver transplant -- Major regulatory actions due to DILI -- Drug related and idiosyncratic mechanisms of cellular injury in DILI -- Drug metabolism and risk of DILI -- Acetaminophen association with DILI -- Host risk factors for DILD -- Possible genetic predisposition to DILD -- Alcohol and other agents that affect drug hepatotoxicity -- Medicating patients with underlying liver disease -- The importance of accurately diagnosing DILI -- Improving the causality assessment process using scoring systems -- Preventing drug induced liver disease -- Treating DILD -- Herbal agents (problems and use) -- DILI risk vs. benefit considerations -- Future directions in DILD.…”
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