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Care for the Liver Failure Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

  • 1 Edición, Volumen 34-3 - 2 de septiembre de 2022
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Cynthia Benz
  • Idioma: Inglés

In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor and clinical nurse specialist Cynthia Benz brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Care for the Liver Failure… Leer más

Descripción

In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor and clinical nurse specialist Cynthia Benz brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Care for the Liver Failure Patient. Nurse involvement in chronic and fatal liver diseases requires interventions to improve symptom control, reduce inpatient care, prevent worsening of condition, and improve quality of life. In this issue, top experts focus on these nursing interventions for patients experiencing liver failure or the eventuality of liver failure.

Puntos claves

  • Contains 11 practice-oriented topics including acute liver failure in the pediatric patient; right sided heart failure and liver failure; hepatocellular carcinoma; ascites; esophageal varices; and more.

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on care for the liver failure patient, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Índice

Acute Liver Failure in ChildrenHepatitis B and Acute Liver FailureDrug-Induced Liver InjuryHELLP SyndromeHepatocellular CarcinomaVariceal Bleeds in Patients with CirrhosisManagement of the Adult Patient with Cirrhosis Complicated by AscitesHepatorenal Syndrome: From the Beginning to NowHepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment in Advanced Liver DiseaseRight-Sided Heart Failure and the LiverTrends in Reduction of Mortality in Liver Trauma

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Volumen: 34-3
  • Publicado: 5 de septiembre de 2022
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

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Cynthia Benz

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Clinical Nurse Specialist Hepatology, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, GI/Hepatology, Preceptor, University of South Alabama