Hepatitis C: Care and Treatment
Hepatitis C: Care and Treatment
This volume provides the reader with a detailed overview of the current state-of-the art approach of Hepatitis C management. It reviews the course of action in handling of chronic Hepatitis C patients with various HCV genotypes and treats special cases such as acute hepatitis, transplant and renal patients as well as people who inject drugs.
The two volume work on Hepatitis C introduces to the topic by reviewing virology, diagnosis, epidemiology, prevention, management and elimination of HCV. The book provides a valuable source at full length for researchers and clinicians working on Hepatitis C.
Assessment of liver disease severity
Hepatitis C and autoimmunity
Extrahepatic manifestations
Treatment indications and pretreatment assessment
Available agents - contraindications and potential drug-drug interactions
Current management of patients with HCV genotype 1
Current management of patients with HCV genotype 2
Current management of patients with HCV genotype 3
Current management of patients with HCV genotype 4
Current management of patients with HCV genotype 5 or 6
The role of RAVs in the current management of HCV
Management of patients with HCV decompensated cirrhosis
Management of patients with acute hepatitis C
Management of transplant patients
Management of immune complex-mediated manifestations of HCV
Management of patients with co-infections (HBV, HIV)
Management of patients under hemodialysis.-Management of active drug addicts or patients on maintenance substitution
Management of patients with hemoglobinopathies or bleeding disorders
Follow-up during and after treatment.
Hatzakis, Angelos
ISBN | 978-3-030-67761-9 |
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Artikelnummer | 9783030677619 |
Medientyp | Buch |
Auflage | 1st ed. 2021 |
Copyrightjahr | 2021 |
Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
Umfang | VI, 219 Seiten |
Abbildungen | VI, 219 p. 27 illus., 24 illus. in color. |
Sprache | Englisch |