Acute liver failure: A management challenge for the practicing gastroenterologist

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 444-450

  McDowell Torres, Dawn ^a   Stevens, Robert D ^a   Gurakar, Ahmet ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute liver failure; Hepatic encephalopathy; Hepatitis; Liver transplant

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G;

AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BRONCHOSPASM; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 77956792955     PISSN: 15547914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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