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1. Introduction
2. Key concepts
3. Glossary of terms
4. Alcohol-associated mortality
5. Alcohol-related liver deaths in the UK
6. Price of alcohol to income ratio & consumption
7. Consequences of excess alcohol consumption
8. Alcoholism is a clandestine disorder
9. Subjects with alcohol dependence
10. CAGE questions
11. Factors of development of alcoholic liver disease
12. Histology of alcoholic liver disease
13. The mechanism of alcoholic liver disease
14. How strong is the urge to drink alcohol?
15. Divert study
16. Does abstinence matter?
17. Survival and alcohol use vs. abstinence
18. Psychotherapy for alcoholism
19. Pharmacotherapy of alcoholism
20. Pharmacotherapy for alcoholic hepatitis (1)
21. Survival in three randomized controlled trials
22. Pharmacotherapy for alcoholic hepatitis (2)
23. Pentoxifylline improves short-term survival
24. Infliximab in severe alcoholic hepatitis
25. Etanercept and alcoholic hepatitis
26. Liver transplantation in severe alcoholic hepatitis
27. Pharmacotherapy for alcoholic fibrosis/cirrhosis
28. Decompensated alcoholic liver disease
29. Survival after liver transplantation
30. Prognostic factors for increased risk of relapse
31. Does relapse matter?
32. Consequences of relapse after transplantation
33. Key concepts - summary

Topics Covered

• Alcoholism, including the toll of alcoholism, is key to understanding alcoholic liver disease (ALD)
• Alcoholism is clandestine disorder
• Abstinence is key to recovery from both alcoholism and ALD
• There are few evidence-based therapies for ALD, other than abstinence
• Liver transplantation is valuable in selected subjects with ALD

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Series:

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Metabolism & Nutrition

Therapeutic Areas:

• Gastroenterology & Nephrology

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Publication History

• Published on January 5, 2011

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Michael Lucey has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.