Download or read book Practical Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis written by Gaetano Serviddio and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuous acquisition of new knowledge in Medicine is essential to ensure progression in diagnostics and therapeutics. In the last decade the discipline of Hepatology has achieved critical progress in the treatment of viral hepatitis. The present book has been realized by a team of experts daily facing clinical problems in the prevention and management of liver diseases and has been designed for a global readership to offer some practical tips to physicians who want update their level of practice in the field. Its a practical volume for daily reference but also an instrument for improving expertise in viral hepatology and discovering the unresolved issues. Management of HBV and HCV hepatitis in young and elderly, HEV hepatitis, evaluation of liver fibrosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, vaccine and prevention and patient education are some of the most important topics covered by the authors. In addition, an outstanding chapter on the skin involvement during viral hepatitis and the tools to manage them during triple therapy is included in the book.

Download or read book Clinical Rounds in Hepatology written by Virendra Singh and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive collection of classic cases and problem scenarios encountered as bedside case discussions during ward rounds. It facilitates the practical management of hepatic disorders. The unique aspect of hepatology involves the blend of the basic tenet of clinical medicine applied to liver disease and a multitude of interventional modalities in the management of liver, biliary, and pancreatic diseases. This book takes the reader through the process of ruling in and ruling out possibilities based on clinical data (history and examination) and then traces the logical trajectory of each case from recommended investigations to the analysis of test results and finally to making a syndromic diagnosis. By adopting an evidence-based approach, the book emphasizes analytical and need-based studies to exclude any mimics. This book helps practice hepatologists and gastroenterologists for a systematic approach towards the most common cases.

Download or read book Chronic Viral Hepatitis written by Kirti Shetty and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-13 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic viral hepatitis affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and each year millions more people become infected. In Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Second Edition, a panel of distinguished clinicians and clinical investigators build upon the first edition by comprehensively reviewing all the relevant new information regarding resistance, side effects, and therapies for chronic viral hepatitis. The text covers recent advances in the understanding of pathogenesis of viral hepatitis while discussing promising agents in development for its treatment. The authors devote special attention to reactivation of hepatitis B with chemotherapy and immunosuppression, herbal and non-traditional therapies, chronic viral hepatitis in the pediatric population, and immunology and immunotherapy of HCV and provide relative costs for all diagnostic and therapeutic options. Authoritative and up-to-date, Chronic Viral Hepatitis, Second Edition offers today's gastroenterologists, internists, hepatologists, and infectious disease specialists a practical guide to the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis from a multidisciplinary approach.

Download or read book Hepatitis and Liver Cancer written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global epidemic of hepatitis B and C is a serious public health problem. Hepatitis B and C are the major causes of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world. In the next 10 years, 150,000 people in the United States will die from liver disease or liver cancer associated with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Today, between 800,000 and 1.4 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis B and between 2.7 and 3.9 million have chronic hepatitis C. People most at risk for hepatitis B and C often are the least likely to have access to medical services. Reducing the rates of illness and death associated with these diseases will require greater awareness and knowledge among health care workers, improved identification of at-risk people, and improved access to medical care. Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable disease. Although federal public health officials recommend that all newborns, children, and at-risk adults receive the vaccine, about 46,000 new acute cases of the HBV infection emerge each year, including 1,000 in infants who acquire the infection during birth from their HBV-positive mothers. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C, which is transmitted by direct exposure to infectious blood. Hepatitis and Liver Cancer identifies missed opportunities related to the prevention and control of HBV and HCV infections. The book presents ways to reduce the numbers of new HBV and HCV infections and the morbidity and mortality related to chronic viral hepatitis. It identifies priorities for research, policy, and action geared toward federal, state, and local public health officials, stakeholder, and advocacy groups and professional organizations.

Download or read book Viral Hepatitis in Children written by Mei-Hwei Chang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is aimed to emphasize the rationale and importance of prevention and management of viral hepatitis in children, providing cutting edge knowledge. Viral hepatitis is a major health problem in the world. Although most complications of viral hepatitis are observed in adults, primary infection with hepatitis viruses often occurs during infancy or childhood. To better control viral hepatitis, prevention and therapy if possible should be started in childhood. This book offers updated and unique information about viral hepatitis in children, which has vitally important impact on global disease outcome and control, yet not discussed as frequently as viral hepatitis in adults in previous medical literature. Better prevention and management strategies are covered, starting from infancy and childhood, and even earlier during fetal life. It will be very helpful for better control of viral hepatitis both for daily practice and for developing future strategies and directions. If we can successfully control viral hepatitis in children, there will be very little remaining chronic hepatitis and related complications such as liver cirrhosis or hepatoma in adults. We hope readers, including medical students, researchers, pediatricians, family medicine physicians, infectious disease personnel, public health workers, gastroenterologists, hepatologists and parents of children with chronic hepatitis, will be benefited by reading this book.

Download or read book Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and 78 percent of world's hepatocellular carcinoma and more than half of all fatal cirrhosis. In 2013 viral hepatitis, of which hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the most common types, surpassed HIV and AIDS to become the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. The world now has the tools to prevent hepatitis B and cure hepatitis C. Perfect vaccination could eradicate HBV, but it would take two generations at least. In the meantime, there is no cure for the millions of people already infected. Conversely, there is no vaccine for HCV, but new direct-acting antivirals can cure 95 percent of chronic infections, though these drugs are unlikely to reach all chronically-infected people anytime soon. This report, the first of two, examines the feasibility of hepatitis B and C elimination in the United States and identifies critical success factors. The phase two report will outline a strategy for meeting the elimination goals discussed in this report.

Download or read book Viral Hepatitis written by Teddy F. Bader and published by Seattle ; Toronto : Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis written by Stuart Gordon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-09-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date reference serves as a comprehensive overview of, and patient treatment manual for, chronic viral hepatitis-accounting for subtleties in the diagnosis and treatment of individual patients, rapidly evolving concepts in patient management, and heightened public awareness of the disease. Illustrates how current advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities may benefit patients with chronic viral hepatitis! Organized in an easily consulted case-study format that focuses on relevant and challenging patient cases in each chapter, Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis reviews the transition from biochemical measurements to therapy based on viral endpoints and direct antivirals describes emerging treatments for hepatitis B and hepatitis C navigates through the various HBV and HCV serologic assays in a clear and practical way offers a bedside approach to disease management issues and more! Including tabulated summaries of laboratory and serologic data, Management of Chronic Viral Hepatitis is an indispensable guide for gastroenterologists and hepatologists, infectious disease specialists, clinical virologists, internists, family practitioners, and medical school students in these disciplines.

Download or read book Guidelines on Hepatitis B and C Testing written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Testing and diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection is the gateway for access to both prevention and treatment services, and is a crucial component of an effective response to the hepatitis epidemic. Early identification of persons with chronic HBV or HCV infection enables them to receive the necessary care and treatment to prevent or delay progression of liver disease. Testing also provides an opportunity to link people to interventions to reduce transmission, through counselling on risk behaviors and provision of prevention commodities (such as sterile needles and syringes) and hepatitis B vaccination. These are the first WHO guidelines on testing for chronic HBV and HCV infection and complement published guidance by WHO on the prevention, care and treatment of chronic hepatitis C and hepatitis B infection. These guidelines outline the public health approach to strengthening and expanding current testing practices for HBV and HCV, and are intended for use across age groups and populations.

Download or read book Challenging Issues in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease E Book written by Mitchell L Shiffman and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Clinics in Liver Disease, guest editor Mitchell L Shiffman brings considerable expertise to the topic of Challenging Issues in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on the latest updates in Challenging Issues in the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

Download or read book Viral Hepatitis written by Howard C. Thomas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th edition of Viral Hepatitis covers comprehensively the entire complex field of infections caused by all of the different hepatitis viruses, which affect many millions of people throughout the world with considerable morbidity and mortality. Howard Thomas and Arie Zuckerman are joined by Anna Lok from the USA and Stephen Locarnini from Australia as Editors. They have recruited leading researchers and physicians from many countries, who have produced an authoritative account of current knowledge and research on this important infection, including new insights into immune response to HBV and HCV. The result is a comprehensive account on all aspects of viral hepatitis, including rapid advances in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of a complex infection, which in the case of hepatitis B, C and D may lead to severe complications including chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The latest edition of Viral Hepatitis offers an essential resource of current information for hepatologists, gastroenterologists, infectious diseases specialists and other clinicians, researchers, public health physicians and National and International Health Authorities.

Download or read book Hepatitis B and C written by Thierry Poynard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-08-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic hepatitis B and C affect 520 million people worldwide, and are a major cause of chronic liver disease and of mortality, despite the efficacy of the vaccine. Hepatitis B and C: Management and Treatment second edition provides a practical explanation of the natural history and management of the disease, and examines the benefits of the most recent drugs, and their effects, whether used in isolation or as part of a combination therapy. This second edition expands the coverage of treatment of various difficult-to-treat patients and will be a welcome guide to the physician in both clinical decision-making and in explaining the benefits and side-effects to the patient.

Download or read book Chronic Viral Hepatitis Management and Control written by Amelia Foster and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the topics of management and control regarding the disease of chronic viral hepatitis. Constantly acquiring latest knowledge in medicine is vital to secure progression in diagnostics and therapeutics. Over the last decade, the field of hepatology has attained noteworthy growth in the treatment of viral hepatitis. Dealing with the same, this book has been compiled by a team of professionals facing clinical problems daily in the prevention and management of liver diseases and is designed for a worldwide readership to offer some practical tips to physicians who wish to enhance their level of practice in this field. It is a practical book for daily reference as well as a means for enhancing expertise in viral hepatology and exploring the unresolved issues. Management of HCV and HBV Hepatitis in young and elderly, assessment of liver fibrosis, vaccine and prevention, HEV hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma and patient education are some of the most significant topics elucidated in this book. The book also contains excellent information on the skin involvement during viral hepatitis and the means to manage them during triple therapy.

Download or read book Comprehensive Practical Hepatology written by Yukihiro Shimizu and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acute and chronic liver disease is a global endemic healthcare concern. More than 500 million people around the world are infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. Approximately 500,000 patients die of hepatocellular carcinoma every year, implying that trained healthcare professionals and facilities for liver disease patients is a critical issue. Although promising therapies have been developed for viral hepatitis infections, management of liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma yet many patients suffer due to lack of adequate healthcare by professional hepatologists. This means that primary care physicians should be informed about diagnosing liver disease and the early management of viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Comprehensive Practical Hepatology provides readers current standard primary care guidelines for treatment and early stage management of patients with liver function abnormalities. This book provides a practical approach for physicians to apply on patients with apparent liver function abnormalities. The guidelines also cover: Acute and chronic liver injury, Information about the liver in systemic diseases, Drug usage in liver diseases, Surgical risk in liver disease patients, and, Recommendations for pregnant as well as elderly patients. Comprehensive Practical Hepatology thus provides complete practical advice on the management of liver diseases to non-hepatologists and general physicians.

Download or read book Clinical Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease written by Graham R. Foster and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Das einzige evidenzbasierte Fachbuch zu viralen Lebererkrankungen, das sich ausschließlich mit schwierigen Situationen beschäftigt, mit denen sich klinische Hepatologen und das medizinische Personal immer wieder auseinandersetzen müssen. Auch wenn die virale Hepatitis weltweit auf dem Vormarsch ist und eine wachsende Bedrohung im Gesundheitswesen darstellt, ist für die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) die Ausrottung von Hepatitisinfektionen mittelfristig ein erreichbares Ziel. Wirksame Medikamente und Therapien stehen zwar zur Verfügung, das medizinische Personal, das Patienten mit viraler Hepatitis betreut, steht aber immer wieder vor der Herausforderung, in der heutigen medizinischen Literatur Antworten auf spezifische Fragen zu finden. Die 2. Auflage von Clinical Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease ist ein evidenzbasierter Leitfaden für medizinisches Personal in den Bereichen Diagnose, Behandlung und Management von Patienten mit viralen Lebererkrankungen. Das komplett überarbeitete Referenzwerk zeigt neue Behandlungs- und Diagnoseansätze, die beitragen, die WHO-Ziele zu erreichen. Die einzelnen Kapitel untersuchen klar umrissene Themenfelder, gehen auf klinische Fragestellungen und Schwierigkeiten ein, vor denen Mediziner tagtäglich stehen. International renommierte Forscher und Kliniker beschäftigen sich in ihren Beiträgen mit klinischen Fragen und Problemen, die anderen Standardwerken und Online-Datensammlungen vielfach unberücksichtigt bleiben. Dieses einzigartige Fachbuch bietet praktische Hilfestellung zu den spezifischen Herausforderungen und Kernfragen bei der Behandlung von Patienten mit viralen Lebererkrankungen: - Bietet praxisorientierte, evidenzbasierte Hilfestellung zu aktuellen und kontroversen Themen. - Beschäftigt sich mit Fragestellungen, die im Klinikalltag auftreten und bislang wenig untersucht wurden. - Erörtert die Herausforderungen rund um globale Programme zur Ausrottung von Hepatitisinfektionen. - Folgt einem zielgerichteten Ansatz und greift dabei auf aktuelle Literatur und Expertenmeinungen zurück. Die 2. Auflage von Clinical Dilemmas in Viral Liver Disease ist ein Muss für Hepatologen, Gastroenterologen, Transplantationschirurgen, Virologen und medizinisches Fachpersonal, das Patienten mit Lebererkrankungen betreut.

Download or read book Viral Hepatitis Chronic Hepatitis B written by Resat Ozaras and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents up-to-date, practically oriented information on major topics in chronic hepatitis B. The coverage encompasses epidemiology; diagnosis, including molecular methods; treatment and challenges; and the management of co-infections. Readers will also find guidance on the invasive and non-invasive assessment of fibrosis in HBV infection and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HBV. Management of chronic hepatitis B in children is considered separately, and emerging drugs that hold promise for the treatment of chronic HBV infection are discussed. Chronic Hepatitis B will be of high value for general practitioners and specialists in gastroenterology, infectious diseases, and internal medicine. It will be international in scope in terms of both authorship and appeal.

Download or read book Viral Hepatitis written by E.A. Fagan and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to bridge the widening rift between clinical and molecular aspects of viral hepatitis by providing an up-to-date overview of the field. The focus is practical and covers the limitations of clinical diagnosis, the interpretation of tests bas