Sections:
a. General features of liver disease
b. Infectious disorders
c. Drug and toxin induced liver injury
d. Alcohol-related and non-alcoholic fatty liver injury
e. Inherited metabolic liver diseases
f. Cholestatic disorders: Autoimmune cholangiopathies
Explain the gross and microscopic features of cirrhosis and correlate them with clinical manifestations and complications.
Contrast the pathogenesis, histopathology, and clinical presentations of hepatotropic viruses (A, B, C, D, E), with emphasis on chronic hepatitis C.
Distinguish autoimmune hepatitides, cholestatic syndromes, and inherited metabolic liver diseases based on their pathogenesis, histopathology, and clinical features.
Discuss diagnostic strategies for cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, cholestatic syndromes, and metabolic liver disorders.
Illustrate the natural history, histopathologic progression, and complications of chronic hepatitis C, including implications for treatment.
Identify molecular targets and mechanisms of antiviral medications used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.
