Acute gastrointestinal bleeding : diagnosis and treatment / edited by Karen E. Kim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Karen E.

Series:

Clinical gastroenterology.

Clinical gastroenterology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage--diagnosis.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage--diagnosis.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage--therapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, 2003.

Summary:

Acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding accounts for over 300,000 hospitalizations per year and has high morbidity and mortality in those who go undiagnosed. In Dr. Karen Kim's Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Diagnosis and Treatment, leading experts in the fields of gastroenterology, surgery, and radiology comprehensively review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment of acute bleeding disorders of the GI tract. The authors break down acute bleeding into upper and lower GI tract sources and provide a differential diagnosis for each disease, evidence-based algorithms for clinical practice, treatment modalities for its management, and standards of care. General approaches to the acute GI bleeding patient are discussed in terms of supportive care, early detection, and determination of upper vs lower GI bleed, when to transfuse, as well as early predictors of morbidity and mortality. The authors outline the many dilemmas faced by physicians in their approach to their patients, such as localization of the bleeding source (upper vs lower), the need and timing for emergency endoscopy, and the timing for radiologic intervention and/or surgery. Authoritative and clinically focused, Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Diagnosis and Treatment offers practicing clinicians -- including primary care and emergency physicians, gastroenterologists, and those in clinical training -- a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of this extremely common, and sometimes fatal, medical problem.

Contents:

Part I. Epidemiology

1 Epidemiology of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Phillip Chung, Karen E. Kim 3

Part II. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2 Nonvariceal Esophageal Bleeding / Christian Stevoff, Ikuo Hirano 11

3 Helicobacter pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease / Gregory M. Bolduc, David A. Peura 35

4 Medical Therapy for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis: When and With What? / Robert S. Bresalier 57

5 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug (NSAID)-Induced Gastropathy / James M. Scheiman 75

6 Portal Hypertensive Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Thomas W. Faust, Paul T. Kefalides 97

7 Obscure Causes of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Hemant K. Roy, Nuri Ozden 111

8 Surgical Approach to Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding / George A. Sarosi, Jr., Robert V. Rege 135

Part III. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

9 Infectious and Inflammatory Causes of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Nina Merel, Sunanda Kane 151

10 Acute Bleeding from Diverticulosis and Ischemic Colitis / Joseph J. Vicari, James T. Frakes 163

11 Radiation Proctopathy and Anorectal Diseases / Jeffrey L. Barnett, Leonard G. Quallich 175

12 Obscure Causes of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Russell F. Jacoby 199

13 Surgical Approach to Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Sharon G. Gregorchyk, Robert V. Rege 219

14 Radiologic Evaluation and Intervention in the Acute Gastrointestinal Bleed / Charles A. Owens 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588290042

OCLC:

50243036