The ‘at a Glance’ series is a popular series of textbooks aimed at healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners. Hepatology-at-a-Glance offers bite-sized chapters, clear and concise in nature, to provide readers with a sound understanding of liver and biliary diseases, while also providing information on hepatobiliary anatomy and physiology.

The textbook is split into four main sections; ‘The Basics’ covering anatomy and physiology, ‘Evaluation of Liver Disease’ looking at history-taking, examination and diagnostics, ‘Clinical Scenarios’ outlining the main presentations of liver and biliary disease and finally ‘Diseases’ giving a double-page spread on a variety of conditions ranging from the common ‘bread and butter’ of hepatology to rare and more esoteric disorders.

From the point of view of a Foundation …