Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System 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. 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