title: Primary care of the liver transplant recipient.
abstract: Chronic rejection of liver graft is an insidious process. Major immunosuppression medications such as tacrolimus, cyclosporin, and sirolimus have dose-related toxicity and narrow therapeutic windows. Certain drugs can affect metabolism of calcineurin inhibitors. Primary care physicians should be vigilant for any unusual opportunistic infection in liver transplant recipients. The quality of life of liver transplant recipients is an important aspect of care by primary care physicians. Alcohol relapse and possibility of depression in liver transplant recipients should be a continuous concern for primary care physicians. This article provides a guideline for the care of liver transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. ajsohn@uic.edu
authors.forename: Augustine J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Hoonbae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents