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Liver Diseases
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Severe Sleep Apnea May Damage Liver (05/26/2005, Reuters Health)
- NASH Clinical Research Network Launches New Trial for Treatment of Liver Disease (04/01/2005, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Clinical Manifestations of Liver Disease (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Liver: A Primer (American Liver Foundation)
- What Are the Diseases That Affect the Liver? (American Liver Foundation)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Albumin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Bilirubin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Liver Biopsy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Liver Function Tests (Nemours Foundation)
- Liver Panel (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Liver-Spleen Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin Ratio Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Ultrasound: Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Treatment
- Treatment
- FDA Approves Drug to Treat Rare Pediatric Liver Disease (Food and Drug Administration)
- Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology)
- Shunt Surgical Procedures (American Liver Foundation)
- What You Need to Know about the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Acetaminophen Use and Liver Injury (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)
- Alcohol Alert: Alcoholic Liver Disease (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury (American Liver Foundation)
- Cystic Disease of the Liver (American Liver Foundation)
- Gilbert's Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Jaundice (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Liver Failure (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (UpToDate)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- What Is NAFLD/NASH? (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) (American Liver Foundation)
- Zellweger Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associated with Severe Liver Injury (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
- What Are the Myths Vs. Facts about Alcohol and the Liver? (American Liver Foundation)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Jaundice (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Genetics
- Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Alagille syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
- Genetics Home Reference: Galactosemia (National Library of Medicine)
Research
- Research
- Adult Liver Disease Is Associated with a History of Abuse and Neglect in Childhood, Drug Use and Risky Sexual Behavior (American Medical Association)
- More Research Is Needed to Help Clinicians Better Manage Jaundice in Newborns (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Anatomy/Physiology
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Liver: Anatomy and Functions (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - Liver Terms and Definitions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Liver Foundation
- Children's Liver Association for Support Services
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Statistics
- Statistics
- FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States (American Liver Foundation)
Children
- Children
- Alagille Syndrome (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Blood Tests: Why Your Child Needs All Those Sticks (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Choledochal Cysts (Children's Hospital Boston)
- FAQs about Kernicterus (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Galactosemia (American Liver Foundation)
- Jaundice in Healthy Newborns (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Over-the-Counter Cold Medications (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Pediatric Liver and Transplant Questions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services)
- Type I Glycogen Storage Disease (American Liver Foundation)
- Tyrosinemia (American Liver Foundation)
- What is Alagille Syndrome? (American Liver Foundation)
- What Is Biliary Atresia? (American Liver Foundation)
Women
- Women
- Pregnancy and Liver Function (American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases)
- Pregnancy and the Liver (American Liver Foundation)