Product Overview
The thoroughly revised New Edition presents definitive coverage of liver disease from over 100 expert contributors. Streamlined to cover the scientific aspects of liver disease only as they apply to immediate clinical implications, this 2-volume resource presents information on pathology, pathophysiology, and clinical diagnosis and management in a readable, engaging format. From normal liver function and the systemic effects of liver dysfunction, through etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment, you'll find accurate, up-to-date information page after page.
- The chapter on hepatitis has been divided into three complete chapters devoted to each virus - hepatitis A and E, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
- An entirely new chapter has been added on other hepatitis viruses
- 38 new contributors bring their expertise to this edition
