Coeliac disease : nursing care and management / Helen Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffiths, Helen, 1962-

Series:

Wiley Series in Nursing

Wiley Series in Nursing ; v.23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celiac disease--Nursing.

Celiac disease.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Coeliac Disease: Nursing Care and Management provides nurses with the knowledge and evidence base to understand the impact of the diagnosis of Coeliac disease, and examine the long term treatment and management of the condition. The authors take the reader through an investigative journey from the history of the disease through its pathology, characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and management. Clinical case studies bring to life both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care of patients making this an ideal text for clinical nurse specialists, Gastroenterology nurses and Endoscopy nurses

Contents:

The history of coeliac disease

The characteristics of coeliac disease

Presentation of coeliac disease

Diagosing coeliac disease

The treatment of coeliac disease

Long term support and follow up

The impact of coeliac disease and vulnerable groups

Managing poor response or relapse

Future developments

A patient's story.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612010729

9781282010727

1282010727

9780470987926

0470987928

9780470987933

0470987936

OCLC:

587391538