1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996218291703316

Autore

Sherlock Sheila, Dame

Titolo

Diseases of the liver and biliary system [[electronic resource] /] / Sheila Sherlock, James Dooley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2002

ISBN

1-281-31992-9

9786611319922

0-470-98681-6

0-470-98682-4

1-4051-1032-5

Edizione

[11th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (724 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DooleyJames (James S.)

Disciplina

616.36

616.362

Soggetti

Liver - Diseases

Biliary tract - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System; Contents; Preface to the Eleventh Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. Anatomy and Function; Functional anatomy: sectors and segments; Anatomy of the biliary tract; Development of the liver and bile ducts; Anatomical abnormalities of the liver; Surface marking; Methods of examination; Hepatic morphology; Electron microscopy and hepato-cellular function; Sinusoidal cells; Hepatocyte death and regeneration; Extra-cellular matrix; Altered hepatic microcirculation and disease; Adhesion molecules; Functional heterogeneity; Sinusoidal membrane traffic

Bile duct epithelial cells2. Assessment of Liver Function; Selection of biochemical tests; Bile pigments; Bilirubin; Urobilinogen; Bromsulphalein; Serum enzyme tests; Alkaline phosphatase; Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase; Aminotransferases; Other serum enzymes; Quantitative assessment of hepatic function; Galactose elimination capacity; Breath tests; Salivary caffeine clearance; Lignocaine metabolite formation; Arterial blood ketone body ratio; Antipyrine; Indocyanine green; Asialoglycoprotein receptor; Excretory capacity (BSP); Lipid and



lipoprotein metabolism; Lipids; Lipoproteins

Changes in liver diseaseBile acids; Changes in disease; Serum bile acids; Amino acid metabolism; Clinical significance; Plasma proteins; Electrophoretic pattern of serum proteins; Carbohydrate metabolism; Effects of ageing on the liver; 3. Biopsy of the Liver; Selection and preparation of the patient; Techniques; Difficulties; Liver biopsy in paediatrics; Risks and complications; Pleurisy and peri-hepatitis; Haemorrhage; Intra-hepatic haematomas; Haemobilia; Arteriovenous fistula; Biliary peritonitis; Puncture of other organs; Infection; Carcinoid crisis; Sampling variability

Naked eye appearancesPreparation of the specimen; Interpretation; Indications; Special methods; 4. The Haematology of Liver Disease; General features; The liver and blood coagulation; Haemolytic jaundice; The liver in haemolytic anaemias; Hereditary spherocytosis; Thalassaemia; Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria; Acquired haemolytic anaemia; Haemolytic disease of the newborn; Incompatible blood transfusion; The liver in myelo- and lymphoproliferative disease; Leukaemia; Myeloid; Lymphoid; Hairy cell leukaemia; Bone marrow transplantation; Lymphoma; Jaundice in lymphoma

Primary hepatic lymphomaLymphosarcoma; Multiple myeloma; Angio-immunoblastic lymphadenopathy; Extra-medullary haemopoiesis; Systemic mastocytosis; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X); Lipid storage diseases; Primary and secondary xanthomatosis; Cholesteryl ester storage disease; Gaucher's disease; Niemann-Pick disease; Sea-blue histiocyte syndrome; 5. Ultrasound, Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Radio-isotope scanning; Positron emission tomography (PET); Ultrasound; Doppler ultrasound; Endoscopic ultrasound; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

MR spectroscopy

Sommario/riassunto

Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System continues to be the pre-eminent textbook of choice for trainee as well as practising gastroenterologists who want a clear and lucid description of the very latest issues in this growing discipline. Every chapter has been updated with the most recent advances in the study and control of hepatitis, in its various forms. Technical and therapeutic advances have appeared in all areas of hepatology, in particular portal hypertension, liver tumours, genetic diseases and imaging, both diagnostic and therapeutic. All are brought up-to-date in the very rea



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953479503321

Autore

Sheckels Theodore F

Titolo

Gender and the American Presidency : Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

979-82-16-29783-3

1-280-67120-3

9786613648136

0-7391-6680-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Altri autori (Persone)

GutgoldNichola D

CarlinDiana B

Disciplina

320.0820973

324.973082

Soggetti

Sex role - Political aspects - United States

Women presidential candidates - United States

Women presidential candidates - Political aspects - United States

Sex role - United States

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Gender Studies & Sexuality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced-An Introduction; Chapter 2. Nancy Landon Kassebaum: The Junior Senator from Kansas with a Mind of Her Own; Chapter 3. Dianne Feinstein: The Loneliness of a Moderate Voice; Chapter 4. Barbara Mikulski: Wrong Style, Wrong Appearance; Chapter 5. Elizabeth Hanford Dole: A Star Surrogate; Photospread; Chapter 6. Nancy Pelosi: Tangled-Up in Stereotypes; Chapter 7. Olympia Snowe: Seeking a Sensible Center; Chapter 8. Christine Gregoire: A Competent Communica

Chapter 9. Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: Realizing America's PromiseChapter 10. Linda Lingle: Forgotten Politico in Paradi; Chapter



11. Conclusion: What Must a Presidential Woman Be?; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced, by Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin, is a book that includes interviews with several of the subjects, inviting not only the reader, but the women themselves to consider why they have been dismissed as presidential contenders. Gender and media scholars as well as the general public will find the barriers of communication style, geography, stereotyping, and more, both frustrating and fascinating as the US attempts