Hepatitis C : a complete guide for patients and families

Summary: "World-renowned gastroenterologist and liver specialist Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath provides detailed information about the disease and its diagnosis and management, including dramatically improved treatments that have recently emerged. Dr. Thuluvath answers common and uncommon questions about hepatitis C and liver disease, including: How is hepatitis C spread? Who should be tested, and what tests diagnose hepatitis C and other liver diseases? What are the symptoms of acute liver disease? What are the symptoms and complications of chronic liver disease? What are the complications of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver)? How does hepatitis C affect other organs in the body? What treatment options are available, and what side effects might they have? How is early liver cancer diagnosed and treated? When is liver transplantation needed, and how does it work?"--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781421417561
ISBN: 1421417561
ISBN: 9781421417578
ISBN: 142141757X
ISBN: 9781421417585
ISBN: 1421417588
ISBN: 9781421417585
Physical Description: print
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viii, 288 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Understanding Hepatitis c, liver disease and liver cancer -- 2. Hepatitis c management and liver transplantation.