Liver Diseases (Print Version)

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Liver Diseases

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Latest News

Liver Cancer Fastest Growing Cancer in US (11/01/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20976.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/01/2004)

Overviews

Liver: A Primer (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1004&view;_records=1
What Are the Diseases That Affect the Liver? (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1043&view;_records=1

Anatomy/Physiology

Liver: Anatomy and Functions (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center) - http://www.med.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/liver/liver.htm

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Albumin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/albumin/test.html
ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/alp/test.html
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/alt/test.html
Bilirubin Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bilirubin/test.html
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ercp/index.htm
GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ggt/test.html
Liver Biopsy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/liverbiopsy/index.htm
Liver Function Tests (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest6.html
Liver Panel (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.html
Liver-Spleen Scan (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/liverspleen.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/procdiag_sp/liverspleensp.pdf
TIBC (Total Iron-Binding Capacity) & Transferrin (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tibc/test.html
Ultrasound: Abdomen (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm

Treatment

FDA Approves Drug to Treat Rare Pediatric Liver Disease (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2002/ANS01131.html
Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease (Society of Interventional Radiology) - http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/liverDisease.shtml
Shunt Surgical Procedures (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1057&view;_records=1
What You Need to Know about the Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0237.asp?index=4956

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Jaundice (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007565&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Diseases (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008107&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1056&view;_records=1
Cystic Disease of the Liver (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1045&view;_records=1
Enlarged Liver (Hepatomegaly) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00624
Gilbert's Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00821
Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associated with Severe Liver Injury (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition) - http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/addskava.html
Liver Disease and Diabetes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00193
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/primarysclerosingcholangitis/index.htm
What is NAFLD/NASH? (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1027&view;_records=1
Zellweger Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/zellwege_doc.htm

Prevention/Screening

50 Ways to Love Your Liver (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1021&view;_records=1
Total Protein and A/G Ratio Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tp/test.html

Nutrition

Diet and Your Liver (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1022&view;_records=1

Related Issues

High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Liver or Kidney Disease? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00847
What Are the Myths Vs. Facts about Alcohol and the Liver? (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1009&view;_records=1

Research

Acute Liver Failure in the United States (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/137/12/I-24
Adult Liver Disease Is Associated with a History of Abuse and Neglect in Childhood, Drug Use and Risky Sexual Behavior (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ6ESHDEKD⊂_cat=2
New AHRQ Report Says More Research Is Needed to Help Clinicians Better Manage Jaundice in Newborns (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/jaundpr.htm
Oral Administration of an Antibiotic (Norfloxacin) May Help Treat the Cardiac and Circulatory Complications of Liver Failure (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/139/3/I-62

Genetics

Genetics Home Reference: Galactosemia (National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=galactosemia

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Digestive Diseases Dictionary (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/index.htm
Liver Terms and Definitions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services) - http://www.classkids.org/library/ref/glossary.htm

Organizations

American Liver Foundation - http://www.liverfoundation.org/
Children's Liver Association for Support Services - http://www.classkids.org/
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/

Statistics

FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/liverdis.htm
Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1008&view;_records=1

Women

Pregnancy and the Liver (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1078&view;_records=1

Children

Alagille Syndrome (Children's Liver Association for Support Services) - http://www.classkids.org/library/alagille.htm
Blood Tests: Why Your Child Needs All Those Sticks (Children's Liver Association for Support Services) - http://www.classkids.org/library/bloodtest.htm
Choledochal Cysts (Children's Hospital Boston) - http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Choledocal%20Cysts
FAQs about Kernicterus (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/kernicterus.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/spkernicterus.htm
Galactosemia (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1046&view;_records=1
Jaundice in Healthy Newborns (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/common/jaundice.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/embarazo/jaundice_esp.html
Over-the-Counter Cold Medications (Children's Liver Association for Support Services) - http://www.classkids.org/library/otc.htm
Pediatric Liver and Transplant Questions (Children's Liver Association for Support Services) - http://www.classkids.org/library/classqa.htm
Type I Glycogen Storage Disease (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1053&view;_records=1
Tyrosinemia (American Liver Foundation) - http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid;=default&ID;=1052&view;_records=1

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Cirrhosis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cirrhosis.html
Hepatitis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitis.html
Hepatitis A - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisa.html
Hepatitis B - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisb.html
Hepatitis C - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisc.html
Liver Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/livercancer.html
Liver Transplantation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/livertransplantation.html
Reye Syndrome - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/reyesyndrome.html
Wilson's Disease - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wilsonsdisease.html
Digestive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Liver Diseases is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 04 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 24 May 2004