Your Complete Guide to Liver Health: Coping with Fatty Liver, Hepatitis, Cancer, and More

by Paul J. Thuluvath

Overview

For those with any form of liver disease, this concise, practical guide from a trusted expert will help you take care of your liver and your health.

Liver disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world—and it's on the rise. Approximately 3.3 million US adults are currently living with hepatitis B or C, 25% of whom will go on to develop cirrhosis, cancer, or liver failure. More than 3 million new cases of fatty liver disease are reported each year in the United States alone, and the prevalence of this condition is increasing rapidly. Alcohol-related liver disease has become a leading cause of preventable death in young people.

In Your Complete Guide to Liver Health, world-renowned gastroenterologist and liver specialist Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath reveals how everything from infections to the medications you take to what you eat and drink can affect not only your liver but also your overall health. Dr. Thuluvath teaches you all you need to know about this vital organ, including

• how your liver works
• how to prevent liver infections and disease
• how diseases that affect the liver, including cancer, liver failure, fatty liver, hepatitis, and more, are diagnosed and treated
• which foods, drinks, and supplements to avoid
• how you can take care of your liver and your health for the rest of your life

In each chapter of this comprehensive yet concise book, Dr. Thuluvath explains in easy-to-follow language how the liver is affected by the various conditions covered, along with how each particular disease is diagnosed and treated. Those with a liver disease need to take special care not to cause additional damage to their liver—this book shows you how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421443829
Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date:	09/27/2022
Series:	A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	651,215
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul J. Thuluvath, MD, FRCP (LUTHERVILLE, MD), is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the medical director of the Melissa L. Posner Institute of Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. He is the author of Hepatitis C: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Understanding Liver Disease
Chapter 2. Diagnosing Liver Disease
Chapter 3. What Is Viral Hepatitis?
Chapter 4. Understanding Hepatitis B
Chapter 5. Understanding Hepatitis C
Chapter 6. Alcohol and the Liver
Chapter 7. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Chapter 8. Other Causes of Liver Diseases
Chapter 9. Complications of Liver Disease
Chapter 10. Liver Cancer
Chapter 11. Liver Transplantation
Chapter 12. Liver Health
Patient Resources
Index

What People are Saying About This

Annika Windon

A comprehensive overview of the function of the liver and common forms of liver disease by the leading authority in the field.

Joseph K. Lim

Educating patients and their families regarding basic concepts about the physiology and function of the liver, Dr. Thuluvath provides in a layperson's language the framework by which physicians diagnose, stage, and manage liver diseases.

Rajiv Jalan

Liver disease deaths continue to increase year on year. Dr Thuluvath's book is very timely and hugely important as he distils the complexity of the disease into easy-to-understand, lucid language and illustrations. Liver disease occurrence and progression is preventable with greater understanding and lifestyle modification. A must read.

Patrick S. Kamath

In easy-to-understand language and with simple illustrations, Dr. Thuluvath helps the reader understand the causes of liver disease, the interpretation of tests, and why specific treatments are recommended. A must-read for all patients and families of patients with liver disease or at risk for liver disease.

From the Publisher

Educating patients and their families regarding basic concepts about the physiology and function of the liver, Dr. Thuluvath provides in a layperson's language the framework by which physicians diagnose, stage, and manage liver diseases.
—Joseph K. Lim, MD, Yale University School of Medicine

A comprehensive overview of the function of the liver and common forms of liver disease by the leading authority in the field.
—Annika Windon, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Liver disease deaths continue to increase year on year. Dr Thuluvath's book is very timely and hugely important as he distils the complexity of the disease into easy-to-understand, lucid language and illustrations. Liver disease occurrence and progression is preventable with greater understanding and lifestyle modification. A must read.
—Rajiv Jalan, Professor of Hepatology, University College London

This book provides a wealth of information for patients with liver diseases and their caregivers. It reflects the extensive clinical experience of the author and his passion as a doctor who focuses on the patient and not the disease, and as a teacher who understands the power of knowledge.
—Anna S. Lok, MD, University of Michigan

In easy-to-understand language and with simple illustrations, Dr. Thuluvath helps the reader understand the causes of liver disease, the interpretation of tests, and why specific treatments are recommended. A must-read for all patients and families of patients with liver disease or at risk for liver disease.
—Patrick S. Kamath, MD, editor, Chronic Liver Failure: Mechanisms and Management

Your Complete Guide to Liver Health is a clear and comprehensive practical guide for patients with liver diseases. It looks at the anatomy and physiology of the liver and at the definition, evolution and diagnosis of liver damage. For each condition the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnostic tools and therapeutical options, including liver transplantation, are provided. This book is an invaluable tool for all patients with liver disease allowing them to develop a more informed and aware approach to the diagnostic-therapeutic needs that the disease entails.
—Paolo Angeli, MD, Scientific Director of the University-Teaching Hospital of Padova

Your Complete Guide to Liver Health tells you all about liver, its dysfunctions and their management. Succinct and easy to digest. Masterly. Worthy of your possession.
—Shiv K. Sarin, MD, DM, Vice-chancellor, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Padma Bhushan

Paolo Angeli

Your Complete Guide to Liver Health is a clear and comprehensive practical guide for patients with liver diseases. It looks at the anatomy and physiology of the liver and at the definition, evolution and diagnosis of liver damage. For each condition the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnostic tools and therapeutical options, including liver transplantation, are provided. This book is an invaluable tool for all patients with liver disease allowing them to develop a more informed and aware approach to the diagnostic-therapeutic needs that the disease entails.

Anna S. Lok

This book provides a wealth of information for patients with liver diseases and their caregivers. It reflects the extensive clinical experience of the author and his passion as a doctor who focuses on the patient and not the disease, and as a teacher who understands the power of knowledge.

Shiv K. Sarin

Your Complete Guide to Liver Health tells you all about liver, its dysfunctions and their management. Succinct and easy to digest. Masterly. Worthy of your possession.