Kieran Reynolds talks to Sital Shah in our introductory podcast about liver disease. Discussion includes the functions of the liver, difference between liver disease and liver impairment, liver blood tests and how to classify severity of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) (17m 38s)
Sital Shah - Consultant Hepatology Pharmacist, King’s College Hospital London and Chair of the British Hepatology Pharmacy Group (BHPG)
Kieran Reynolds - Advanced Specialist Pharmacist (Medicines Governance), SPS
Useful Links
Assessing liver function and interpreting liver blood tests
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/assessing-liver-function-and-interpreting-liver-blood-tests/
British Liver Trust - about the liver
https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-health-2/abouttheliver/
NHS conditions - liver disease
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/liver-disease/
Calculating and using the Child-Pugh score
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/calculating-and-using-the-child-pugh-score/
British Liver Trust - liver blood tests
https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/living-with-a-liver-condition/liver-blood-tests/
