Online Medical Books for Primary biliary cirrhosis

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1. Read book excerpts
2. Primary biliary cirrhosis: Introduction
3. Primary biliary cirrhosis Misdiagnosis
4. Primary biliary cirrhosis Causes
5. Primary biliary cirrhosis Complications
6. Primary biliary cirrhosis Treatments
7. News
8. Diagnosis of Primary biliary cirrhosis
9. Primary biliary cirrhosis Overview
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ASCITES
(Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)

... Is there associated dyspnea? If there is associated dyspnea, one should look for congestive heart failure, pulmonary emphysema, and other cardiopulmonary conditions. Is there hepatomegaly? If there is ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP ... READ EXCERPTS »

Ascites
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)

... Ascites, the accumulation of serous fluid within the peritoneal cavity, may be caused by a combination of factors, including hypoalbuminemia, portal hypertension, increased aldosterone and antidiuretic hormone secretion, overproduction of lymph,... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »

Ascites
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Without Peritoneal Disease Portal hypertension    Cirrhosis    Alcoholic hepatitis    Hepatic congestion ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cirrhosis, Chronic Liver Disease
(A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)

... Alcoholic Infectious    Viral hepatitis (especially B and C)    Schistosomiasis    Other ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cirrhosis and fibrosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

... Cirrhosis is a chronic hepatic disease characterized by diffuse destruction and fibrotic regeneration of hepatic cells. As necrotic tissue yields to fibrosis, this disease alters liver structure and normal vasculature, impairs blood and lymph flow, and ultimately causes... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Ascites
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)

... C. Randall Clinch Ascites, the accumulation of fluid within the abdominal cavity, is the most common major complication of cirrhosis; it is present in 50% of patients with cirrhosis of 10 years’duration (1). Ascites has important prognostic... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cirrhosis
(Handbook of Diseases)

... A chronic hepatic disease, cirrhosis is characterized by diffuse destruction and fibrotic regeneration of hepatic cells. As necrotic tissue yields to fibrosis, cirrhosis alters liver structure and normal vasculature, impairs blood and lymph flow and, ultimately, causes... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »

Cirrhosis
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

... Rose C. Graham-Maar, MD, MSCE Cirrhosis - BASICS Cirrhosis - description Cirrhosis is the end stage of progressive hepatic fibrosis and regenerative nodule formation that may occur as a result of many different liver diseases. In... Cirrhosis - DIAGNOSIS ... Cirrhosis - TREATMENT ... Cirrhosis - FOLLOW UP ... Cirrhosis - bibliography ... Cirrhosis - CODES ... Cirrhosis - FAQ ... READ EXCERPTS »

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