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Essentials of gastroenterology / edited by Shanthi V. Sitaraman, Lawrence S. Friedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gastroenterology.
- Internal medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (476 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Highly practical and concise, this hands-on guide focuses on specific common clinical scenarios. Each section covers a particular area of the GI tract and follows a regular structure of: overview of normal function, physiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic tests, and treatment. Color-coded text features, such as key facts, potential pitfalls and practice tips, and concise, bulleted paragraphs make the information easy to find and assimilate. Multiple choice questions, clinical cases, a short picture gallery of the most common GI conditions, and a c
- Contents:
- Essentials of Gastroenterology; Contents; Contributor list; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract; CHAPTER 1: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; CHAPTER 2: Dysphagia; CHAPTER 3: Peptic Ulcer Disease; CHAPTER 4: Common Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries; CHAPTER 5: Acute Diarrhea; CHAPTER 6: Chronic Diarrhea; CHAPTER 7: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; CHAPTER 8: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; CHAPTER 9: Constipation; CHAPTER 10: Colorectal Neoplasms; Liver; CHAPTER 11: Liver Anatomy and Histopathology; CHAPTER 12: Liver Biochemical Tests; CHAPTER 13: Viral Hepatitis
- CHAPTER 14: Alcoholic Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCHAPTER 15: Chronic Liver Disease; CHAPTER 16: Portal Hypertension; Pancreas and Biliary System; CHAPTER 17: Pancreatic Anatomy and Function; CHAPTER 18: Acute Pancreatitis; CHAPTER 19: Chronic Pancreatitis; CHAPTER 20: Bile Acid Metabolism; CHAPTER 21: Gallstones and Complications; Common Problems in Gastroenterology; CHAPTER 22: Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding; CHAPTER 23: Abdominal Pain; CHAPTER 24: Jaundice; CHAPTER 25: Abdominal Emergencies; Picture Gallery; CHAPTER 26: Classic Pathology; CHAPTER 27: Classic Images
- CHAPTER 28: Classic Skin ManifestationsIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-119-95974-8
- 1-280-58684-2
- 9786613616678
- 1-119-95976-4
- 1-119-95973-X
- OCLC:
- 775438795
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