title: Comprehensive Care of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease.
abstract: Chronic liver disease results from a wide range of conditions, for which individual management is beyond the scope of this article. General education, counseling, and harm reduction practices are important to the primary care of these patients, as are monitoring for cirrhosis and management of its complications. For patients with advanced liver disease, comprehensive care includes considering referral for liver transplantation, educating and empowering patients to prioritize goals of care, and optimizing symptom relief.
authors: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Box 359892, 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: jorose@uw.edu.
authors: Jocelyn
authors: J
authors: James
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356175, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors: Iris W
authors: IW
authors: Liou
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Ascites; Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Hepatic encephalopathy; Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Varices