Liver Diseases Health information topics about Liver Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Liver: Anatomy and Functions University of Utah, Health Sciences Center http://uuhsc.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/liver/liver.htm Children 1. Over-the-Counter Cold Medications Children's Liver Association for Support Services http://www.classkids.org/library/otc.htm 2. Pediatric Liver and Transplant Questions Children's Liver Association for Support Services http://www.classkids.org/library/classqa.htm 3. Jaundice in Healthy Newborns Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/common/jaundice.html 4. FAQs about Kernicterus National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/kernicterus.htm 5. Choledochal Cysts Children's Hospital Boston http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Choledoca... 6. Blood Tests: Why Your Child Needs All Those Sticks Children's Liver Association for Support Services http://www.classkids.org/library/bloodtest.htm 7. Alagille Syndrome Children's Liver Association for Support Services http://www.classkids.org/library/alagille.htm 8. Galactosemia American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 9. Tyrosinemia American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 10. Type I Glycogen Storage Disease American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Liver Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D008107&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Jaundice National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D007565&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm 2. Albumin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/albumin/test.html 3. ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/alp/test.html 4. ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/alt/test.html 5. GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase) Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ggt/test.html 6. Bilirubin Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bilirubin/test.html 7. ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograp National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ercp/ 8. TIBC (Total Iron-Binding Capacity) & Trans American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tibc/test.html 9. Liver Biopsy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/liverbiopsy/index.htm 10. Liver Function Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest6.html 11. Liver Panel American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.htm... 12. Liver-Spleen Scan National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/liverspleen.pdf Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Liver Terms and Definitions Children's Liver Association for Support Services http://www.classkids.org/library/ref/glossary.htm 2. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Alagille syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alagillesyndrome 2. Genetics Home Reference: Galactosemia National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=galactosemia Nutrition 1. Diet and Your Liver American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... Organizations 1. Children's Liver Association for Support Serv http://www.classkids.org/ 2. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearingho http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/ Overviews 1. What Are the Diseases That Affect the Liver? American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. Liver: A Primer American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... Prevention/Screening 1. 50 Ways to Love Your Liver American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin Ratio Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tp/test.html Related Issues 1. Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May Be Associa Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/addskava.html 2. What Are the Myths Vs. Facts about Alcohol and the American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 3. High-Protein Diets: Are They Safe If You Have Live Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00847 Research 1. Adult Liver Disease Is Associated with a History o American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ6ESHDEKD&sub_... 2. More Research Is Needed to Help Clinicians Better Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2003/jaundpr.htm Specific Conditions 1. Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. Acetaminophen Use and Liver Injury American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases https://www.aasld.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=FastFacts_Acetaminop 3. Alcohol Alert: Alcoholic Liver Disease National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa64/aa64.htm 4. What Is NAFLD/NASH? (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Dise American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 5. Cystic Disease of the Liver American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 6. Enlarged Liver (Hepatomegaly) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00624 7. Gilbert's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00821 8. Zellweger Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/zellweger/zellweger.htm 9. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=livr_dis/5305 10. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/primarysclerosingcholangitis/... 11. Liver Disease and Diabetes Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00193 Statistics 1. Hepatitis and Liver Diseases in the United States American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 2. FASTATS: Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/liverdis.htm Treatment 1. What You Need to Know about the Transjugular Intra Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0237.asp?index=... 2. Shunt Surgical Procedures American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def... 3. Interventional Treatments for Liver Disease Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/liverDisease.shtml 4. FDA Approves Drug to Treat Rare Pediatric Liver Di Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2002/ANS01131.html Women 1. Pregnancy and Liver Function American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases https://www.aasld.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=FastFacts_Preg 2. Pregnancy and the Liver American Liver Foundation http://www.liverfoundation.org/cgi-bin/dbs/articles.cgi?db=articles&uid=def...   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! Health News 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. 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