Liver Diseases: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals by S

Liver Diseases: An Essential Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals

by Suzanne Sargent

Liver disease is a rapidly growing speciality, and nurses and health care professionals need to have the relevant knowledge and skills to care for patients with liver problems in a safe and effective way. Liver Diseases is a comprehensive, evidence-based, practical guide to the nursing care and management of patients with liver disease.

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Publisher Description

Adult Liver Care is a comprehensive, evidence-based, practical guide to the nursing care and management of patients with liver disease. It explores a range of liver conditions, and for each condition the epidemiology, complications and nursing management are provided, along with illustrative case studies and further reading. Adult Liver Care is an invaluable tool for all nurses and health care professionals working with people with liver disease.

Author Biography

Suzanne Sargent is a Lecturer Practitioner at the Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital and at Kings College London.

Table of Contents

List of contributors Foreword Acknowledgements 1 Anatomy and physiology Introduction The liver Hepatic microstructure Carbohydrate metabolism Fat metabolism Protein metabolism Clotting factors Storage of vitamins/iron Blood cleansing Processing of drugs and other xenobiotics Excocrine function Bilirubin Liver cirrhosis/fibrosis Chapter summary 2 Assessment of liver function and diagnostic studies Introduction Patient history Signs of liver disease Laboratory tests Diagnostic studies Complications and considerations Chapter summary Illustrative case study 3 Jaundice Introduction Classification of jaundice Bilirubin formation Bile functions Diseases of bilirubin metabolism Investigations Malabsorption Gallbladder disease Drug-induced jaundice Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy Additional considerations Chapter summary Illustrative case study 4 Portal hypertension Introduction Definition Causes Consequences Clinical features Investigations Management of variceal haemorrhage Chapter summary Illustrative case study 5 Ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hyponatraemia and hepatorenal failure Introduction Definition Classification Pathogenesis of ascites formation Diagnosis Treatment Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Hyponatraemia Hepatorenal syndrome Chapter summary Illustrative case study 6 Hepatic encephalopathy Introduction Definition Pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy Classification of hepatic encephalopathy Diagnosis and investigations Treatment and management of hepatic encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy in acute liver failure Chapter summary Illustrative case study 7 Alcohol-related liver disease Introduction Incidence Metabolism of alcohol Pathophysiology Clinical features Alcoholic hepatitis Nursing considerations Alcohol-withdrawal therapies and protocols Chapter summary Illustrative case study 8 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Introduction Definition Disease prevalence Risk factors Natural history of NAFLD Clinical features Diagnosis Pathogenesis Disease management Chapter summary Illustrative case study 9 Viral hepatitis Introduction Hepatitis A virus Hepatitis E virus Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis D virus Hepatitis C virus Hepatitis and HIV co-infection Chapter summary Illustrative case study 10 Autoimmune hepatitis Introduction Pathogenesis Clinical features Classification Diagnosis Complications Variant syndrome Treatment Pregnancy and autoimmune hepatitis Liver transplantation Chapter summary Illustrative case study 11 Primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis Introduction Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Chapter summary Illustrative case study 12 Metabolic liver disease Introduction Wilson's disease Haemochromatosis Alpha-1-antitryspin deficiency Cystic fibrosis Porphyria Chapter summary Illustrative case study 13 Acute liver failure Introduction Definition Aetiology Presentation Transfer criteria Disease management Liver transplantation Chapter summary Illustrative case study 14 Nutrition in liver disease Introduction Malnutrition and nutritional assessment Dietetic management of ascites Nutrition in hepatic encephalopathy Malabsorption and steatorrhoea Diabetes in liver disease Osteodystrophy Types of nutritional support in chronic liver disease Nutritional support in alcoholic liver disease Refeeding syndrome Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Post-transplant nutrition Chapter summary 15 Drug-induced liver injury Introduction Mechanisms of hepatotoxicity Diagnosis of drug-induced liver injury Classification of drug injury Commonly used drugs that cause hepatotoxicity Herbal remedies for treatment in liver disease Chapter summary Illustrative case study 16 Pregnancy-related liver disease Introduction Normal changes during pregnancy Liver diseases specific to pregnancy Pregnancy in pre-existing liver disease Pregnancy post liver transplantation Chapter summary Illustrative case study 17 Hepatobiliary malignancies Introduction Definition Primary liver cancer Bile duct cancer Secondary liver cancer Diagnosing hepatobiliary malignancy Treatment options Nursing management Chapter summary Illustrative case study 18 Liver transplantation Introduction Indications for liver transplantation Pretransplant assessment Pretransplant education Consent Waiting list management Allocation of organs Liver transplant surgery Immunosuppressive therapy Graft rejection Discharge planning and patient information Quality of life following liver transplantation Long-term management in the liver recipient Chapter summary Illustrative case study Index

Feature

The first UK book on care of the liver from a nursing and healthcare perspective Written by a well-respected and renowned author in the field Covers a wide spectrum of liver diseases, with relevant nursing management guidelines With case studies, further reading and illustrations throughout

Details ISBN1405163062 Author Suzanne Sargent Language English ISBN-10 1405163062 ISBN-13 9781405163064 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 616.362 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-07-31 Pages 352 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Subtitle An Essential Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals Place of Publication Chicester Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Suzanne Sargent Short Title LIVER DISEASES Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Illustrations Illustrations Audience Professional and Scholarly Edition 1st Dimensions170mm x 23mm x 241mm

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• Condition: New
• ISBN-13: 9781405163064
• ISBN: 9781405163064
• EAN: 9781405163064
• Publication Year: 2009
• Type: Textbook
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Name: Liver Diseases: an Essential Guide for Nurses and Health Care Professionals
• Item Height: 244mm
• Author: Suzanne Sargent
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
• Item Width: 170mm
• Subject: Medicine, Nursing
• Item Weight: 600g
• Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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