Contributors | |
Preface to the Second Edition | |
Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Volume and Renal and Splanchnic Circulation | |
Extracellualr Fluid Volume Homeostasis | |
Physiology of the Renal Circulation | |
Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Circulation | |
Factors Involved in the Pathogenesis of Renal Dysfunction and Ascites in Cirrhosis | |
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Cirrhosis | |
The Sympathetic Nervous System in Cirrhosis | |
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and other Natriuretic Factors in Cirrhosis | |
Arachidonic Acid Metabolites and the Kidney in Cirrhosis | |
Nitric Oxide and Systemic and Renal Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis | |
Endothelin and Systemic, Renal and Hepatic Hemodynamic Disturbances in Cirrhosis | |
Carbon Monoxide and the Heme Oxygenase System in Cirrhosis | |
Systemic and Splanchnic Hemo-dynamic Abnormalities in Cirrhosis | |
The Systemic Circulation in Cirrhosis | |
The Splanchnic Circulation in Cirrhosis | |
Physiology of Hepatic Circulation in Cirrhosis | |
Alterations of Hepatic and Splanchnic Microvascular Exchange in Cirrhosis: Local Factors in the Formation of Ascites | |
The Heart in Cirrhosis | |
Ascites and Sodium Retention in Cirrhosis | |
Pathogenesis of Sodium Retention in Cirrhosis. The Arterial Vasodilation Hypotheses of Ascites Formation | |
Experimental Models of Cirrhosis and Ascites | |
Medical Treatment of Ascites in Cirrhosis | |
Paracentesis for Cirrhotic Ascites | |
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) for the Management of Refractory Ascites in Cirrhosis | |
Prognosis of Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites | |
Liver Transplantation for Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites | |
A Practical Approach to Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites | |
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Managment of Non-cirrhotic Ascites | |
Hyponatremia and Water Retention in Cirrhosis | |
Pathogenesis of Hyponatremia. The Role of Argenine Vasopressin | |
Management of Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis | |
Renal Failure and Hepatorenal Syndrome in Liver Disease | |
Pathogenesis of Renal Vasoconstriction in Cirrhosis | |
Hepatorenal Syndrome in Cirrhosis: Clinical, Features, diagnosis, and Management | |
Glomerular Disease in Cirrhosis | |
Drug-induced Renal Failure in Cirrhosis | |
Clinical Disorders of Renal Function in Acute Liver Failure | |
Renal Dysfunction in Obstructive Jaundice | |
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Cirrhosis | |
Experimental Models of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis | |
Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis | |
Treatment and Prohylaxis of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis | |
Index | |
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