Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology

"This is a superior addition/update to the field of hepatology and an invaluable resource for the medical library of any clinician treating liver patients." -Reviewed by Nicole Pisapia, DO (Parkview Medical Center) Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!

• Section I. Basics1. Anatomy and Cellular Functions of the Liver2. Bile Acids and Bile Flow: New Functions of Old Molecules3. Intestinal Microbiome and the Liver4. Liver as an Immune Organ5. Liver's Response to Injury: Inflammation and Fibrosis6. Stem Cells and Hepatocyte TransplantationSection II. Management and Assessment of Liver Disease7. Approach to Jaundice and Abnormal Liver Function Tests8. Noninvasive Assessment of Disease Progression9. Molecular and Genetics-Based Diagnostics10. Imaging in Assessment of Liver Disease and Lesions11. Evaluation of the Hepatic Mass12. Assessment of Liver Histology13. Critical Care Management of Patients with Liver DiseaseSection III. Clinical Consequences of Chronic Liver Disease14. Neurologic Consequences of Liver Disease15. Ascites and Hyponatremia16. Portal Hypertension Related to Bleeding17. Renal Failure in Cirrhosis18. Cardiopulmonary Complications of Cirrhosis19. The Hemostatic and Hematopoietic System in Liver Disease20. Acute Liver Failure21. Acute-on-Chronic Liver FailureSection IV. Specific Diseases22. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease23. Natural History and Cofactors of Alcoholic Liver Disease24. Prevention and Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease25. Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease26. Epidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease27. Management of NAFL-NASH and Metabolic Syndrome28. Virology and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C29. Epidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Hepatitis C30. Treatment of Hepatitis C31. Virology and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis B32. Epidemiology, Natural History, and Diagnosis of Hepatitis B33. Treatment of Hepatitis B34. Hepatitis D35. Hepatitis A36. Hepatitis ESection V. Liver and Other Infections37. HIV and the Liver38. Liver Disease Associated with Systemic Viral Infection39. Parasitic Liver Disease40. Bacterial and Miscellaneous Infections of the LiverSection VI. Immune Diseases of the Liver41. Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap Syndrome42. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis43. Primary and Secondary Sclerosing CholangitisSection VII. Vascular Diseases of the Liver44. Budd-Chiari and Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome45. Portal and Splenic Vein ThrombosisSection VIII. Tumors of the Liver46. Hepatocellular Carcinoma47. Cholangiocarcinoma48. Other Malignant Hepatic Tumors49. Benign Liver TumorsSection IX. Liver Transplantation50. Pretransplant Evaluation and Care51. Transplantation of the Liver52. Post Liver Transplant Management53. Recurrent Primary Disease after TransplantationSection X. Liver Affected by Other Conditions or Diseases54. Liver and Pregnancy55. Nutrition and the Liver56. Drug-Induced Liver Injury57. Preoperative and Postoperative Hepatic DysfunctionSection XI. Inherited and Pediatric Liver Diseases58. Bilirubin Metabolism and Its Disorders59. Wilson Disease60. Hemochromatosis61. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency62. Approach to and Evaluation of Metabolic Liver Diseases63. Pediatric Cholestatic Syndromes64. Fibrocystic Diseases of the Liver65. Viral Hepatitis in Children