Approach to the Patient With Liver Disease

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• Liver Structure and Function
  • Overview of liver structure
  • Overview of bilirubin metabolism
  • Pathophysiology

• Evaluation of the Patient With a Liver Disorder
  • History
  • Physical examination
  • Testing

• The Asymptomatic Patient With Abnormal Liver Test Results
  • Aminotransferases
  • Alkaline phosphatase

• Acute Liver Failure
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs references
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis reference
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
  • Key Points

• Ascites
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Key Points

• Inborn Metabolic Disorders Causing Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
  • Dubin-Johnson Syndrome and Rotor Syndrome
    • Dubin-Johnson syndrome
    • Rotor syndrome
  • Gilbert Syndrome
  • Primary Shunt Hyperbilirubinemia

• Jaundice
  • Pathophysiology
    • Mechanisms of hyperbilirubinemia
    • Consequences
  • Etiology
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Geriatrics Essentials: Jaundice
  • Key Points

• Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
    • Prognosis references
  • Key Points

• Portal Hypertension
  • Etiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Prognosis
  • Key Points

• Portosystemic Encephalopathy
  • Etiology
    • Precipitants
  • Pathophysiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prognosis
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Postoperative Liver Dysfunction
  • Postoperative jaundice
  • Postoperative hepatitis
  • Postoperative cholestasis

• Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Systemic Abnormalities in Liver Disease
  • Circulatory Abnormalities
  • Endocrine Abnormalities
  • Hematologic Abnormalities
  • Renal and Electrolyte Abnormalities
    • Hepatorenal syndrome
  • Pulmonary Abnormalities