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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 282. Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Liver Structure and Function: Access document
  - Liver Diseases: Access document
  - Clinical History: Access document
  - Physical Examination: Access document
  - Laboratory Testing: Access document
  - Diagnostic Imaging: Access document
  - Liver Biopsy: Access document
  - Nonspecific Issues in Management of Patients with Liver Disease: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 283. Evaluation of Liver Function: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Tests Based on Detoxification and Excretory Functions: Access document
  - Tests That Measure Biosynthetic Function of the Liver: Access document
  - Coagulation Factors: Access document
  - Other Diagnostic Tests: Access document
  - Use of Liver Tests: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 288. Alcoholic Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Etiology and Pathogenesis: Access document
  - Pathology: Access document
  - Clinical Features: Access document
  - Laboratory Features: Access document
  - Prognosis: Access document
  - Treatment: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 289. Cirrhosis and Its Complications: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Posthepatitic and Cryptogenic Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cardiac Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Metabolic, Hereditary, Drug-Related, and Other Types of Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Noncirrhotic Fibrosis of the Liver: Access document
  - Major Complications of Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 32. Edema: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Pathogenesis: Access document
  - Clinical Causes of Edema: Access document
  - Differential Diagnosis: Access document
  - Distribution of Edema: Access document
  - Additional Factors in Diagnosis: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 290. Infiltrative, Genetic, and Metabolic Diseases Affecting the Liver: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Granulomatous Infiltrations: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 291. Liver Transplantation: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Indications: Access document
  - Contraindications: Access document
  - Technical Considerations: Access document
  - Postoperative Course and Management: Access document
  - Outcome: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
Feldman: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease 7th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 71 - Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Epidemiology: Access document
  - Ethanol Metabolism: Access document
  - Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Injury: Access document
  - Cofactors in the Development of Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Diagnosis: Access document
  - Complications: Access document
  - Treatment: Access document
  - Prognosis: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 73 - Liver Disease Caused by Drugs, Anesthetics, and Toxins: Access document
  - Drug-Induced Steatohepatitis, Hepatic Fibrosis, and Cirrhosis: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 76 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Epidemiology: Access document
  - Pathogenesis: Access document
  - Clinical Features: Access document
  - Diagnosis: Access document
  - Natural History: Access document
  - Medical Treatment: Access document
  - Complications of Chronic Cholestasis and their Management: Access document
  - Liver Transplantation: Access document
  - Autoimmune Cholangitis or Antimitochondrial AntibodyýNegative Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 83 - Liver Transplantation: Access document
  - Indications: Access document
  - Listing Criteria and Policies of the United Network for Organ Sharing: Access document
  - Absolute and Relative Contraindications: Access document
  - Transplant Evaluation and Listing: Access document
  - Disease-Specific Indications: Access document
  - Surgical Aspects of Liver Transplantation: Access document
  - Immunosuppression: Access document
  - Postoperative Course: Access document
  - Long-Term Management: Access document
  - References: Access document
Brenner and Rector's The Kidney 7th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 29 - Secondary Glomerular Disease: Access document
  - Glomerular Manifestations of Liver Disease: Access document
    - Cirrhosis: Access document
Mason: Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine 4th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part 3 - Clinical Respiratory Medicine: Access document
  - Section R - Respiratory Manifestations of Extrapulmonary Disorders: Access document
    - Chapter 78 - Pulmonary Complications of Abdominal Disease: Access document
      - Introduction: Access document
      - Hepatic Diseases: Access document
      - Summary: Access document
      - References: Access document
Cummings: Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery 4th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part Six - Oral Cavity/ Pharynx/Esophagus: Access document
  - Chapter 65 - Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis: Access document
    - References: Access document
Moore: Handbook of Medical Psychiatry, 2nd ed..-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Section III - Substance Use and Related Disorders
  - Chapter 65 - Other Alcohol Related Disorders: Access document
Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Section III - Clinical Algorithms: Access document
  - Liver Function Test Elevations: Access document
  - Hepatic Lesion: Access document
  - Antinuclear Antibody Testing: Access document
- Section I - Diseases and Disorders: Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary: Access document
  - Mallory-Weiss Tear: Access document
  - Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: Access document
  - Hepatorenal Syndrome: Access document
Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part XII- Gastrointestinal Diseases: Access document
  - Chapter 130 - Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease: Access document
    - [Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease]: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
- Part XIII - Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts: Access document
  - Chapter 148 - Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - [Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease]: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
  - Chapter 149 - Approach to the Patient with Jaundice or Abnormal Liver Tests: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Bilirubin Metabolism: Access document
    - Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism: Access document
    - Liver and Biliary Tract Disease: Access document
    - Approach to the Patient with Jaundice or Abnormal Liver Tests: Access document
    - Approach to the Asymptomatic Patient with Abnormal Liver Tests: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
  - Chapter 156 - Cirrhosis and its Sequelae: Access document
    - Overview: Access document
    - Postviral Cirrhosis: Access document
    - Cirrhosis In Genetic Diseases: Access document
    - Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
      - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
      - Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
    - Miscellaneous Disorders associated with Cirrhosis: Access document
    - Consequences of Hepatic Synthetic Failure: Access document
    - Major Sequelae of Cirrhosis: Access document
      - Portal Hypertension: Access document
      - Variceal Hemorrhage: Access document
      - Ascites: Access document
      - Hepatorenal Syndrome: Access document
      - Hepatic Encephalopathy: Access document
      - Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Portopulmonary Hypertension: Access document
    - Grade A: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
  - Chapter 154 - Inherited, Infiltrative, and Metabolic Disorders Involving the Liver: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Alpha1 - Antitrypsin Deficiency: Access document
    - Grade A: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
- Part XXII - Rheumatic Diseases: Access document
  - Chapter 291 - Systemic Diseases in Which Arthritis is a Feature: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
    - Future Directions: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 6 - Gastroenterology: Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Hepatic Failure: Access document
Rakel: Textbook of Family Practice 6th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 43 - Nutrition and Family Medicine: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Nutrition and Liver Disease: Access document
  - References: Access document
Noble: Textbook of Primary Care Medicine, 3rd Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 104 - Liver Disease: Access document
  - General Diagnosis: Access document
  - Chronic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Complications of Cirrhosis: Access document
Sabiston: Textbook of Surgery 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 51 - Surgical Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension: Access document
  - Historical Review: Access document
  - Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension: Access document
  - Evaluation of the Patient with Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Variceal Hemorrhage: Access document
  - Ascites and the Hepatorenal Syndrome: Access document
  - Encephalopathy: Access document
  - Selected References: Access document
  - References: Access document
MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
- Chapter 40: Alcoholic Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - General: Access document
- Chapter 41: Chronic Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
- Chapter 149. Transplantation: Table of contents
  - General: Access document
  - Liver Transplantation: Access document
Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
- Chapter 5: Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Table of contents
  - Differential Diagnosis of Elevated Liver Enzymes: Access document
  - Alcoholic Liver Disease, Liver Failure, and Chronic Liver Disease: Access document
Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Cirrhosis: Access document
- Encephalopathy, Hepatic: Access document
- Alcoholic Fatty Liver: Access document
- Alcoholic Hepatitis: Access document
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
- Esophageal Varices: Access document
- Fatty Liver: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 85 - Liver and Biliary Tract: Access document
  - Hepatic Disorders: Access document

Pediatrics Resources See also General Pediatrics Resources

Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part 17 - The Digestive System
  - Section 3 - The Esophagus
    - Chapter 307 - Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Section 6 - The Liver and Biliary System
    - Chapter 336 - Manifestations of Liver Disease: Access document

Geriatrics Resources See also General Geriatrics Resources

Duthie: Practice of Geriatrics 3rd Ed.-1998 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 46 - Gastroenterologic Disorders: Access document
Merck Manual of Geriatrics: Table of contents
- Chapter 108. Liver and Biliary Disorders: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
    - Symptoms and Signs: Access document
    - Prognosis: Access document
  - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document

Atlases

Gastrolab: Homepage
- Image Library: Table of contents
  - Clinical Features of Alcoholic Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Oesophageal Varices in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
- Endoscopy Picture Archive: Table of contents
  - Oesophageal Varices due to Hepatic Cirrhosis: List of documents
ASG, P.C. Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Homepage
- Images from the Esophagus: Table of contents
  - Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Bleeding Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Banding of Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Esophageal Varices -- Stigmata of Bleeding: Access document
- Images from the Duodenum: Table of contents
  - Bleeding Duodenal Varices: Access document

Radiology Resources See also General Radiology Resources

Mettler: Essentials of Radiology 2nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 6 - Gastrointestinal System: Access document
  - Liver: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Esophagus: Access document
    - Anatomy and Imaging Techniques: Access document
    - Varices: Access document
Grainger and Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging 4th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 55 - The Liver: Access document
  - Normal and Variant Anatomy: Access document
  - Liver Imaging Techniques: Access document
    - Plain Radiography: Access document
    - Ultrasound: Access document
    - Computed Tomography: Access document
    - Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Access document
    - Liver Scintigraphy: Access document
    - Angiography: Access document
  - Diffuse Disease: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Benign Diffuse Disease: Access document
  - Focal Disease: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Benign Solid Lesions: Access document
  - Intervention: Access document
  - References: Access document
Radiology (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Cirrhosis: Access document
- Esophageal Varices: Access document
MedPix Medical Image Database: Homepage
- Gastrointestinal: List of documents
  - Liver, Increased Attenuation (Density) on CT: Access document
CHORUS-Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology: Homepage
- Gastrointestinal System: Table of contents
  - Liver and Biliary System: List of documents
    - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
    - Hot Liver Lesion: Access document

Pathology Resources

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 282. Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - Liver Structure and Function: Access document
  - Liver Diseases: Access document
  - Laboratory Testing: Access document
  - Liver Biopsy: Access document
- Chapter 283. Evaluation of Liver Function: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Tests Based on Detoxification and Excretory Functions: Access document
  - Tests That Measure Biosynthetic Function of the Liver: Access document
  - Coagulation Factors: Access document
  - Other Diagnostic Tests: Access document
  - Use of Liver Tests: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 288. Alcoholic Liver Disease: Table of contents
  - Etiology and Pathogenesis: Access document
  - Pathology: Access document
  - Laboratory Features: Access document
Feldman: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease 7th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 71 - Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Ethanol Metabolism: Access document
  - Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Injury: Access document
  - Cofactors in the Development of Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Diagnosis: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 76 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Pathogenesis: Access document
  - Diagnosis: Access document
  - References: Access document
Kumar: Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 18 - Liver and Biliary Tract: Access document
  - The Liver: Access document
    - Normal: Access document
    - Pathology: Access document
      - General Features of Hepatic Disease: Access document
      - Intrahepatic Biliary Tract Disease: Access document
  - References: Access document
- Chapter 17 - The Gastrointestinal Tract: Access document
  - Esophagus: Access document
    - Normal: Access document
    - Pathology: Access document
      - Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - References: Access document
Henry: Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 20th Ed.-2001 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part II - Clinical Chemistry: Access document
  - Chapter 13 - Specific Proteins: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Protein Structure: Access document
    - Techniques of Protein Separation: Access document
    - Protein Detection and Quantitation: Access document
    - Specific Plasma Proteins: Access document
    - Patterns of Protein Abnormalities: Access document
    - References: Access document
  - Chapter 14 - Evaluation of Liver Function and Injury: Access document
    - Normal Liver Function: Access document
    - Tests of Liver Injury: Access document
    - Acute Liver Diseases: Access document
    - Chronic Hepatic Diseases: Access document
    - References: Access document
- Part V - Immunology and Immunopathology: Access document
  - Chapter 45 - Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Detection Methods: Access document
    - Liver: Access document
    - Summary: Access document
    - References: Access document
- Part III - Urine and Other Body Fluids: Access document
  - Chapter 19 - Cerebrospinal, Synovial, and Serous Body Fluids: Access document
    - Pleural Fluid: Access document
    - References: Access document
    - Color Plates: Access document
Internet Pathology Lab for Medical Education (FSU Coll of Med): Table of contents
- Hepatic Pathology Index: List of documents
  - Cirrhosis: List of documents
    - Macronodular Cirrhosis of Liver, Gross: Access document
    - Macronodular Cirrhosis of Liver, Gross: Access document
    - Micronodular Cirrhosis of Liver, Gross: Access document
    - Micronodular Cirrhosis and Fatty Change of Liver, Gross: Access document
    - Micronodular Cirrhosis and Fatty Change of Liver, Gross: Access document
    - Cirrhosis of Liver, Microscopic: Access document
    - Micronodular Cirrhosis and Fatty Change of Liver, Microscopic: Access document
    - Mallory's Hyaline, Liver, Microscopic: Access document
    - Alcoholic Hepatitis, Microscopic: Access document
    - Caput Medusae of Skin with Portal Hypertension, Gross: Access document
    - Esophageal Varices with Portal Hypertension, Gross: Access document
    - Splenomegaly with Portal Hypertension, Gross: Access document
  - Esophagus: List of documents
    - Esophageal Varices, Gross: Access document
    - Esophageal Varices, Gross: Access document
    - Esophageal Varices, Low Power Microscopic: Access document
    - Esophageal Varices, High Power Microscopic: Access document
eAtlas of Pathology (Univ of Connecticut): Table of contents
- Diseases of Liver: List of documents
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis and Hemochromatosis: Access document
  - Micronodular Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Micronodular Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis with Cholestasis: Access document
  - Laennecs Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis - Micronodular (Laennec's Type): Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Cirrhosis of Liver: Access document
- Diseases of Esophagus: List of documents
  - Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Esophageal Varices: Access document
  - Esophageal Varices: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: Homepage
- Practice Guidelines: List of documents
  - Metabolic/Genetic/Autoimmune Liver Disease: List of documents
    - Management of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (2000): Access document (PDF)
  - Viral Hepatitis: List of documents
    - Laboratory Guidelines for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatic Injury (2000): Access document (PDF)
  - Portal Hypertension: List of documents
    - Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis (2004): Access document (PDF)
American College of Gastroenterology: Homepage
- Physician Resources: List of documents
  - Alcoholic Liver Disease: Proposed Recommendations from the American College of Gastroenterology (1998): Access document (PDF)
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases (Columbia Univ): Homepage
- Diseases of the Liver: List of documents
  - Alcoholic Liver Disease: Access document
  - Cirrhosis: Access document
  - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Access document
- Common Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease: Access document
- Current Papers in Liver Disease: Access bibliography
National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
- Liver Cirrhosis (MeSH browse): List of documents
- Alcoholic Liver Disease (Keyword search): List of documents

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
- Digestive System Diseases Trials: List of documents
  - Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
Additional Clinical Trials resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

News Resources

Doctor's Guide to the Internet: Homepage
- Hepatic and Biliary Disorders News: List of documents
  - Cirrhosis (Keyword search): List of documents
  - Alcoholic Liver Disease (Keyword search): List of documents
MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Today in Medicine: Table of content (scroll down to Gastroenterology)

Miscellaneous Alcoholic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Clinical Resources

HealthWeb: Homepage
- Gastroenterology: Table of contents
  - Specific Conditions: List of documents
  - Clinical Resources: List of documents
  - Educational Resources: List of documents
  - Meta Sites: List of documents
  - Online Publications: List of documents
  - Organizations: List of documents
  - Conferences and Events: List of documents
  - Communication: List of documents
  - Career Resources: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Additional Primary Biliary Cirrhosis resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Liver Diseases
Additional Liver Diseases resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Gastroenterology
Additional Gastroenterology resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)

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