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Liver Disease and Pregnancy

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Recognition of normal and abnormal liver tests and physiology in pregnancy is essential. Rarely does a pregnant woman experience severe liver disease during her pregnancy, but it is important to recognize these patients to reduce morbidity and mortality for the mother and infant. We will discuss liver disease in a pregnant patient and liver diseases unique to pregnancy .

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Lydia Aye

  2. South Bay Gastroenterology, Torrance, CA, USA

    Tram Tran

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  1. Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Stanley Martin Cohen

  2. Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Perica Davitkov

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Aye, L., Tran, T. (2019). Liver Disease and Pregnancy. In: Cohen, S., Davitkov, P. (eds) Liver Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98506-0_9

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