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Alcoholic Liver Disease
Textbook chapter explains fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis related to excessive alcohol usage. Includes symptoms and management.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-6.htm
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American Liver Foundation: Liver Function Tests Factsheet
Explanation of common lab tests used to determine liver health and diagnose specific liver diseases.
http://www.liverfoundation.org/db/articles/1077
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Ascites
Section of textbook discusses how it occurs, physical changes that aid in diagnosis, early and late complications, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-12.htm
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Baylor College of Medicine: Liver Disease
Article provides basic facts, symptoms, causes and risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment approach.
http://www.debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/home/content.cfm?proc_name=Liver%20Disease
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Cholestasis
Textbook section describes causes and symptoms of intra- and extrahepatic cholestasis. Includes diagnosis and management of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-9.htm
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Congenital Hyperbilirubinemia
Section of textbook chapter gives brief overview of four conjugated and unconjugated syndromes.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-3.htm
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Diseases of the Liver
Offers links to information on liver diseases, articles, books and other liver-related resources.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/disliv.html
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Drug-Induced Liver Disease
Section of textbook chapter details types of acute, cholestatic, chronic, and miscellaneous hepatic drug reactions.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-7.htm
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Glossary of Terms for Hepatobiliary Diseases
Terms related to disease of the liver and bile ducts, including anatomy, medicines, disorders, and tests.
http://liver.bsd.uchicago.edu/html/glossary.html
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Hepatorenal Syndrome
Textbook explanation of advancing kidney failure as caused by liver disease. Includes diagnosis and treatment information.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/Chapter14/14-14.htm
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Inherited Liver Disease
Medical textbook information about three genetic disorders that damage the liver. Includes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://gastroresource.com/GITextbook/en/chapter14/14-8.htm
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Liver Disease
Article from TalkMedical includes causes and symptoms of common liver diseases, long-term effects, treatments, and side effects.
http://www.talkmedical.com/diseases-disorders/590/Liver-Disease
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Liverdisease.com
Expansion of knowledge to the public on topics devoted to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
http://liverdisease.com/
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Merck Manual: Ascites
Describes this condition, most often associated with cirrhosis of the liver, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec10/ch135/ch135f.html
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Overview of this disease and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes explanation of liver and bile duct functions.
http://www.gicare.com/pated/ecdlv34.htm
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Illustrated guide to this slowly progressing disease of the bile ducts inside and outside the liver. Includes causes, symptoms, and treatment options.
http://www.gicare.com/pated/ecdlv35.htm
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What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)?
Describes this chronic disease, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Includes information on transplantation and prognosis.
http://www.liverfoundation.org/db/articles/1014
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