Maternal Liver Disease
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Edited By:Jamal IbdahWake Forest University ISBN: 978-1-58706-192-9 Published: 2008-12-01 |
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Jerry Angdisen and Jamal A. Ibdah
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a serious maternal illness occurring in the third trimester of pregnancy with significant perinatal and maternal mortality. Till recently, it has been considered a mysterious illness. In this chapter we review the recent advances in understanding the pa...
Preeclamptic Liver Disease and HELLP Syndrome
Gretchen Koontz, Jamal Ibdah, and David C. Merrill
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain a devastating disease for both the mother and the fetus. Preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome, two disorders specific to pregnancy, remain a major cause of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is not alway...
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
Paul A. Dawson and Girish Mishra
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also known as obstetric cholestasis, is one of the most common causes of liver disease in pregnancy. ICP is a reversible form of cholestasis that usually develops in the third trimester of pregnancy and is associated with itching, elevated serum l...
Spectrum of Maternal Liver Disease
R. Sidney G. Smith and Jamal A. Ibdah
There is a broad range of liver diseases that can occur during the course of pregnancy, including disease states which are specific to pregnancy and those which occur coincidentally with pregnancy. This chapter provides a brief overview of liver diseases unique to pregnancy, all of which are disc...
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Maternal Liver Disease
William M. Outlaw, Jamal A. Ibdah and Kenneth L. Koch*
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is the most severe form of illness within the spectrum of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP). HG affects millions of pregnant women annually, imparts significant cost to society, and places mother and her unborn child at risk. The nausea and vomiting characteristic...
The Liver in Normal Pregnancy
Yannick Bacq
Changes in value of certain serum liver function tests occur during normal pregnancy and an understanding of these physiological changes is necessary for the management of liver diseases. Because of the phenomenon of hemodilution, the albumin level decreases as early as the first trimester. Serum...
