{"id":1081,"date":"2017-08-09T01:16:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T01:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/?post_type=services&#038;p=1081"},"modified":"2019-02-28T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T05:06:50","slug":"hepatology","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/tpch\/healthcare-services\/hepatology","title":{"rendered":"Hepatology"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We diagnose, treat and manage disorders affecting the liver.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[389,487,488,501,502,503,504,505,506,507,508,509,510,511,512],"class_list":["post-1081","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-jaundice","tag-liver","tag-hepatitis-c","tag-hepatology","tag-liver-disease","tag-hepatitis-b","tag-chronic-liver-disease","tag-abnormal-liver-function","tag-varices","tag-cirrhosis","tag-cancer","tag-liver-cancer","tag-hepatoma","tag-pancreas","tag-itching"],"acf":{"page_subtitle":"","page_type":"structured","page_sections":["general_details","accessing_this_service","after_your_hospital_appointment","what_to_bring","clinic_details","general_content4"],"general_details":[{"what_we_do":"<p>We diagnose, treat and manage disorders affecting the liver. 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