Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Health Series: Liver Disorders - E-book

Front Cover Front Matter Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Health Series Liver Disorders Copyright Acknowledgements Preface Table of contents A Basics About the Liver 1 What is the liver and what does it do? What is liver? What is the liver made of? What is the location of liver in human body? What are the functions of liver? How can I know whether my liver is healthy? B Common Liver Diseases and their Treatment 2 What is hepatitis? What is hepatitis and what are its causes? What is acute hepatitis? What is chronic hepatitis? What are the viruses that cause viral hepatitis? 3 Hepatitis A What is hepatitis A? where does it occur? How is hepatitis A transmitted? What is the meaning of ‘faecal–oral route’ in context of transmission of hepatitis A? What are the signs and symptoms of hepatitis A? How does the age of patient affect his or her symptoms? How is hepatitis A diagnosed? How is hepatitis A treated? What are the complications of hepatitis A? How can we prevent hepatitis A? 4 Hepatitis B What is hepatitis B? What does hepatitis B do to the body? How do I know whether I am suffering from hepatitis B? What is the treatment for hepatitis B? How can I prevent myself from hepatitis B virus infection? 5 Hepatitis C What is hepatitis C? How does hepatitis C spread? What happens if I am suffering from hepatitis C? How do I know that I am suffering from hepatitis C virus infection? What is the treatment for hepatitis C? How can I prevent getting hepatitis C? 6 Hepatitis D What is hepatitis D? Who gets hepatitis D? Where is hepatitis D found? What does hepatitis D do to the body? What is the treatment for hepatitis D? 7 Hepatitis E What is hepatitis E? How does hepatitis E virus spread? Which have been the major outbreaks of hepatitis E? What are the clinical features of hepatitis E? Is hepatitis E dangerous in pregnant women? How is hepatitis E diagnosed? How can hepatitis E be prevented? What is the treatment for hepatitis E? 8 Medicines that cause liver damage Can medicines used for other ailments damage liver? What are the common drugs leading to drug-induced liver injury? How can I avoid drug-induced liver injury? What are anabolic steroids and can they harm liver? What are the symptoms of drug-induced liver injury? What is the treatment for drug-induced liver injury? 9 Fatty liver disease What is fatty liver disease? What are its symptoms? What are the causes of fatty liver? What are the types of fatty liver? What are the risk factors for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease? How is fatty liver diagnosed? What is the treatment for fatty liver disease? How can we prevent fatty liver disease? 10 Alcoholic liver disease What is alcoholic liver disease? How does alcohol damage the liver? What amount of alcohol is harmful? Why some people never develop liver disease even when they are consuming more alcohol? How is alcoholic liver disease diagnosed? How is alcoholic liver disease treated? 11 Cirrhosis What is cirrhosis? What causes cirrhosis? What are the symptoms of cirrhosis? How is cirrhosis diagnosed? What complications are caused by cirrhosis? What is the treatment for cirrhosis? 12 Liver failure What is liver failure? What are the types of liver failure? What is acute liver failure? What is acute-on-chronic liver failure? What is chronic liver failure? What is the treatment for liver failure? 13 Liver cancer What is cancer? What is liver cancer? Who can get liver cancer? What are the symptoms of liver cancer? How is liver cancer diagnosed? How is liver cancer treated? C Management of Liver Diseases 14 Investigations for liver diseases What are liver function tests? Which serological tests are done in case of hepatitis? Are autoimmune markers helpful in diagnosis of liver diseases? What is the role of ultrasound of abdomen in diagnosing liver diseases? Is CT scan a useful test for liver diseases? What is fibroscan? When is upper gi endoscopy indicated in liver diseases? What is liver biopsy? 15 Medicines used to treat liver diseases What medicines are used in the treatment of liver diseases? What are the ‘specific drugs’ used for the treatment of liver diseases? What are the ‘symptomatic drugs’ used in patients with liver problems? Are there any ‘supportive drugs’ for liver patients? What are the so-called ‘hepatoprotective’ drugs? are they effective? 16 Liver transplantation What is liver transplantation? Who should get liver transplantation? Who should not be considered for liver transplantation? What are the types of liver transplantation? What are the results of liver transplantation? What precautions one needs to take after liver transplantation? 17 Prevention of liver diseases 18 Conclusions