Broken Liver

Broken Liver
Author: Shawn H Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2019-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983508288

Broken Liver is a continuation of Six Heads with a focus on maintaining one's sanity while in leadership positions and not harming oneself irreparably. This book continues to describe the author's experiences and observations that he feels are connected to leadership. In this book, his frame of reference is overcoming adversity, making course corrections, and truly turning the corner on past errors and bad choices. This book focuses on being observant about one's self, so as not to abuse one's self.

Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2019-07-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128173173

Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Volume 85, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field. Chapters in this new release include Cell death mechanisms in DILI, Mitochondria in DILI, Primary hepatocytes and their cultures for the testing of drug-induced liver injury, MetaHeps an alternate approach to identify IDILI, Autophagy and DILI, Biomarkers and DILI, Regeneration and DILI, Drug-induced liver injury in obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Mechanisms of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury, the Evaluation and Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity, and much more. - Includes the authority and expertise of leading contributors in pharmacology - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Pharmacology series

Liver Pathophysiology

Liver Pathophysiology
Author: Pablo Muriel
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 917
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128043210

Liver Pathophysiology: Therapies and Antioxidants is a complete volume on morphology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and treatment of liver diseases. It uses an integral approach towards the role of free radicals in the pathogenesis of hepatic injury, and how their deleterious effects may be abrogated by the use of antioxidants. Written by the most prominent authors in the field, this book will be of use to basic and clinical scientists and clinicians working in the biological sciences, especially those dedicated to the study and treatment of liver pathologies. Presents the most recent advances in hepatology, with a special focus on the role of oxidative stress in liver injury. Provides in vivo and in vitro models to study human liver pathology. Explains the beneficial effects of antioxidants on liver diseases. Contains the most recent and modern treatments of hepatic pathologies, including, but not limited to, stem cells repopulation, gene therapy and liver transplantation.

Critical Care for Potential Liver Transplant Candidates

Critical Care for Potential Liver Transplant Candidates
Author: Dmitri Bezinover
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-01-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319929348

This book focuses on patients with end-stage-liver disease (ESLD) who could possibly qualify for liver transplant. This patient cohort raises many problems: who should be treated and also, when is it too late for transplant? The authors are all dedicated experts in the field of ESLD/liver transplantation, but from different disciplines with different views of the problem. In the past 15 years many things have changed in the treatment for these patients: cardiac assessment, treatment of porto-pulmonary hypertension, hemodynamics, coagulation assessment and management, diagnosis of kidney failure, and the timing of dialysis. These issues are comprehensively discussed in this book, in order to provide physicians starting in the field of transplantation an overview of different areas of concern. This book is aimed at specialists and trainees in critical care, hepatology, anesthesia, surgery, and nephrology.

Hepatotoxicity

Hepatotoxicity
Author: Hyman J. Zimmerman
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 848
Release: 1999
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781719520

Written by the foremost authority in the field, this volume is a comprehensive review of the multifaceted phenomenon of hepatotoxicity. Dr. Zimmerman examines the interface between chemicals and the liver; the latest research in experimental hepatotoxicology; the hepatotoxic risks of household, industrial, and environmental chemicals; and the adverse effects of drugs on the liver. This thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition features a greatly expanded section on the wide variety of drugs that can cause liver injury. For quick reference, an appendix lists these medications and their associated hepatic injuries. Also included are in-depth discussions of drug metabolism and factors affecting susceptibility to liver injury.

The Liver Healing Diet

The Liver Healing Diet
Author: Michelle Lai
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1612434738

The first book to provide you with a detailed program for reversing liver damage through optimal nutrition—from two of the country’s top liver specialists. The only organ in your body that regenerates itself is the liver. And now, you can make it happen. With a complete program to rejuvenate your liver through optimal nutrition and routine exercise, The Liver Healing Diet shows you how to: Improve liver function Beat fatty liver disease Detoxify the liver Boost all-around health Nourish the body with delicious recipes The Liver Healing Diet teaches you basic liver facts, how to talk to your doctor about liver disease and what steps you need to reverse years of abuse. With your newly repaired liver you’ll feel better, have more energy and live a healthy lifestyle.

Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020 E-Book

Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020 E-Book
Author: Fred F. Ferri
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 7615
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323679773

Significantly updated with the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment recommendations, Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020 features the popular "5 books in 1" format to organize vast amounts of information in a clinically relevant, user-friendly manner. This efficient, intuitive format provides quick access to answers on 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, and laboratory tests – all reviewed by experts in key clinical fields. Updated algorithms, along with hundreds of new figures, tables, and boxes, ensure that you stay current with today's medical practice. - Contains significant updates throughout, covering all aspects of current diagnosis and treatment. - Features 27 all-new topics including chronic traumatic encephalopathy, medical marijuana, acute respiratory failure, gallbladder carcinoma, shift work disorder, radial tunnel syndrome, fertility preservation in women, fallopian tube cancer, primary chest wall cancer, large-bowel obstruction, inguinal hernia, and bundle branch block, among others. - Includes a new appendix covering Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Measures. - Provides current ICD-10 insurance billing codes to help expedite insurance reimbursements. - Patient Teaching Guides for many of the diseases and disorders are included, most available in both English and Spanish versions, which can be downloaded and printed for patients.

Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists

Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
Author: David Chambers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108463991

Easily understood, up-to-date and clinically relevant, this book provides junior anaesthetists with an essential physiology resource.

Atlas of Organ Transplantation

Atlas of Organ Transplantation
Author: Abhinav Humar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2006-12-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1846283167

A comprehensive compilation of the majority of surgical procedures in transplant surgery, this book details the latest and most innovative procedures in one reference work. “Atlas of Organ Transplantation” is essential reading for all transplant surgeons, residents and fellows, as well as operating room nurses and transplant nurse coordinators.

Medical Medium Liver Rescue

Medical Medium Liver Rescue
Author: Anthony William
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 728
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1401954413

The #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved healing authority reveals how taking your liver off overload can help resolve a wide range of symptoms and conditions--and transform your health in ways you've never imagined. What if you could focus on one aspect of your well-being to transform all the others--and at the same time prevent health problems you didn't even know were lurking beneath the surface? In today's world, we have no idea how many symptoms, conditions, and diseases are rooted in an overloaded liver. It's not only about liver cancer, cirrhosis, and hepatitis. Nearly every challenge--from pesky general health complaints to digestive issues to emotional struggles to weight gain to high blood pressure to heart problems to brain fog to skin conditions to autoimmune and other chronic illnesses--has an origin in an overloaded liver and can improve and heal when you harness the force of this humble organ. Medical Medium Liver Rescue offers the answers you should have had all along. With his signature compassion, Anthony William, the Medical Medium, shares unparalleled insights into undiscovered functions of our life-saving livers, explains what's behind dozens of health issues that hold us back, and offers detailed guidance on how to move forward so we can live our best lives. Find out for yourself what liver rescue is all about: being clearer-headed, more peaceful, happier, and better able to adapt to our fast-changing times. Learn how to sleep well, balance blood sugar, lower blood pressure, lose weight, and look and feel younger. A healthy liver is the ultimate de-stressor, anti-aging ally, and safeguard against a threatening world--if we give it the right support.