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...