Ascites and renal dysfunction in liver diseases
By: edited by Pere Ginès ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ginès, Pere.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: BMJ Books; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781405118040
Subjects: Liver -- Diseases -- Complications; Ascites; Kidneys -- Diseases; Liver Diseases -- complications; Ascites -- etiology; Ascites -- therapy; Kidney Diseases -- etiology; Liver Diseases -- physiopathology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Extracellular fluid volume homeostasis / Robert W. Schrier; title: Physiology of the renal circulation / Roland C. Blantz; title: Physiology of the gastrointestinal circulation / Neil Granger; title: Physiology of the hepatic circulation / Roberto J. Groszman; title: The systemic circulation in cirrhosis / Soeren Moeller; title: The splanchnic circulation in cirrhosis / Jaime Bosch; title: Alterations of hepatic and splanchnic microvascular exchange in cirrhosis : local factors in the formation of ascites / Jens Henriksen; title: The heart in cirrhosis / Samuel Lee; title: The renin angiotensin aldosterone system in cirrhosis / Mauro Bernardi; title: The sympathetic nervous system in cirrhosis / Francis J. Dudley; title: Atrial natriuretic peptide and other natriuretic factors in cirrhosis / Giorgio La Villa; title: Arachidonic acid metabolites and the kidney in cirrhosis / Kevin P. Moore; title: Pathophysiological role of nitric oxide in cirrhosis / Wladimiro Jimenez; title: Endothelin and systemic, renal, and hepatic hemodynamic disturbances in cirrhosis / Alexander Gerbes; title: Carbon monoxide and the hemeoxygenase system in cirrhosis / Herbert Bonkovsky; title: Experimental models of cirrhosis and ascites / Joan Claria; title: Pathogenesis of sodium retention in cirrhosis. The arterial vasodilation hypotheses of ascites formation / Robert W. Schrier; title: Pathogenesis of hyponatremia. The role of argenine vasopressin / Robert W. Schrier; title: Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis / Paolo Angeli; title: Paracentesis for cirrhotic ascites / Ramon Planas; title: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts; title: TIPS for the management of refractory ascites in cirrhosis / Guadalupe Garcia Tsao; title: Management of hyponatremia in cirrhosis. The aquaretic drugs / Pere Ginès; title: Natural history and prognosis of cirrhosis with ascites / Pere Ginès; title: Liver transplantation for patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Antoni Rimola; title: A practical approach to treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites / Pere Ginès; title: Etiology, diagnosis, and management of non cirrhotic ascites / Jürgen Schölmerich, Egbert Frick; title: Pathogenesis of renal vasoconstriction in cirrhosis / Juan Rodés; title: Hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis : management and natural history / Vicente Arroyo; title: Renal parenchymal diseases in cirrhosis / Alkesh Jani; title: Drug induced renal failure in cirrhosis / Francesco Salerno; title: Renal failure in acute liver diseases / John O'Grady; title: Renal dysfunction in obstructive jaundice / Antonio Sitges-Serra; title: Experimental models of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Agustin Albillos; title: Pathogenesis and clinical features of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Bruce A. Runyon; title: Treatment and prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis / Miquel Navasa.