Alcoholic Liver Disease
Recommendations
Environmental and genetic determinants
Diagnosis of alcoholic use disorder
Management of alcoholic liver disease
Management of alcohol use disorder
Alcoholic hepatitis
Treatment of alcoholic hepatitis
Liver transplantation in alcoholic liver disease
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Overview
Title
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Authoring Organization
American College of Gastroenterology
Publication Month/Year
January 1, 2018
Supplemental Implementation Tools
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
To develop this practice guideline document on the management of patients with ALD.
Target Patient Population
Patients with Alcohol Liver Disease
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adult, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Hospital, Outpatient
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Assessment and screening, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D020751 - Alcohol-Induced Disorders, D019973 - Alcohol-Related Disorders, D005235 - Fatty Liver, Alcoholic, D008108 - Liver Diseases, Alcoholic, D005233 - Fatty Alcohols, D006519 - Hepatitis, Alcoholic
Keywords
hepatitis, fatty liver, alcoholic liver disease
Source Citation
Singal, Ashwani K MD, MS, FACG; Bataller, Ramon MD, PhD, FACG; Ahn, Joseph MD, MS, FACG (GRADE Methodologist); Kamath, Patrick S MD; Shah, Vijay H MD, FACG. ACG Clinical Guideline: Alcoholic Liver Disease, American Journal of Gastroenterology: February 2018 - Volume 113 - Issue 2 - p 175-194 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.469