Handbook of gastroenterology / editor, Tadataka Yamada ; cover designer, Andrew Gatto.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yamada, Tadataka, editor.

Gatto, Andrew, cover designer.

Series:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Handbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastroenterology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gastroenterology.

Gastrointestinal system--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gastrointestinal system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (673 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical handbook presents the essential clinical information from Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology, Fourth Edition in a format that is ideal for rapid reference and review. A consistent, easy-to-follow template is used for symptom-oriented and disease-oriented chapters, and crucial information is presented in tables, flow charts, and lists. The first 20 chapters focus on approaches to patients with various symptoms and cover differential diagnosis, workup, and management. Subsequent chapters focus on diseases and discuss epidemiology, etiology, clinical features, testing, and ma

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Editor

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1 - Psychosocial Factors in the Care of Patients with Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 2 - Approach to the Patient with Dysphagia or Odynophagia

Chapter 3 - Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain

Chapter 4 - Approach to the Patient with Gross Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Chapter 5 - Approach to the Patient with Occult Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Chapter 6 - Approach to the Patient with Unexplained Weight Loss

Chapter 7 - Approach to the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting

Chapter 8 - Approach to the Patient with Abdominal Pain

Chapter 9 - Approach to the Patient with Acute Abdomen

Chapter 10 - Approach to the Patient with Gas and Bloating

Chapter 11 - Approach to the Patient with Ileus or Obstruction

Chapter 12 - Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea

Chapter 13 - Approach to the Patient with Constipation

Chapter 14 - Approach to the Patient with an Abdominal Mass

Chapter 15 - Approach to the Patient with Ileostomy or Ileal Pouch

Chapter 16 - Approach to the Patient with Jaundice

Chapter 17 - Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Liver Chemistry Values

Chapter 18 - Approach to the Patient with Ascites

Chapter 19 - Approach to Gastrointestinal Problems in the Elderly

Chapter 20 - Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in the Female Patient

Chapter 21 - Approach to the Patient Requiring Nutritional Support

Chapter 22 - Approach to the Patient with Alcohol or Drug Dependency

Chapter 23 - Advice to Travelers

Chapter 24 - Nosocomial Infections and Risks to Health Care Providers

Chapter 25 - Structural Anomalies and Miscellaneous Disorders of the Esophagus

Chapter 26 - Motor Disorders of the Esophagus

Chapter 27 - Reflux Esophagitis and Esophageal Infections

Chapter 28 - Esophageal Tumors.

Chapter 29 - Structural Disorders and Miscellaneous Disorders of the Stomach

Chapter 30 - Disorders of Gastric Emptying

Chapter 31 - Acid Peptic Disorders and Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Chapter 32 - Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease and Postgastrectomy Syndromes

Chapter 33 - Functional Dyspepsia

Chapter 34 - Gastritis, Duodenitis, and Associated Ulcerative Lesions

Chapter 35 - Tumors of the Stomach

Chapter 36 - Structural Anomalies and Miscellaneous Diseases of the Small Intestine

Chapter 37 - Dysmotility and Bacterial Overgrowth of the Small Intestine

Chapter 38 - Infections of the Small Intestine with Bacterial and Viral Pathogens

Chapter 39 - Celiac Disease

Chapter 40 - Disorders of Epithelial Transport in the Small Intestine

Chapter 41 - Short Bowel Syndrome

Chapter 42 - Tumors and Other Neoplastic Diseases of the Small Intestine

Chapter 43 - Structural Anomalies and Diverticular Disease of the Colon

Chapter 44 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Motor Disorders of the Colon

Chapter 45 - Bacterial Infections of the Colon

Chapter 46 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Chapter 47 - Miscellaneous Inflammatory and Structural Disorders of the Colon

Chapter 48 - Colonic Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes

Chapter 49 - Malignant Tumors of the Colon

Chapter 50 - Anorectal Diseases

Chapter 51 - Structural Anomalies and Hereditary Diseases of the Pancreas

Chapter 52 - Acute Pancreatitis

Chapter 53 - Chronic Pancreatitis

Chapter 54 - Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Chapter 55 - Endocrine Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Chapter 56 - Structural Anomalies, Tumors, and Diseases of the Biliary Tract

Chapter 57 - Biliary Tract Stones and Postcholecystectomy Syndrome

Chapter 58 - Abdominal Cavity: Structural Anomalies, Hernias, Intra-AbdominalAbscesses, and Fistulae.

Chapter 59 - Diseases of the Mesentery, Peritoneum, and Retroperitoneum

Chapter 60 - Cholestatic Syndromes

Chapter 61 - Drug-Induced Hepatic Injury

Chapter 62 - Viral Hepatitis

Chapter 63 - Nonviral Hepatitis

Chapter 64 - Autoimmune Liver Disease

Chapter 65 - Alcoholic Liver Diseases

Chapter 66 - Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, and End-Stage Liver Disease

Chapter 67 - Primary Hepatic Neoplasms

Chapter 68 - Gastrointestinal Complications of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Chapter 69 - Parasitic Diseases: Protozoa and Helminths

Chapter 70 - Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Chapter 71 - Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Immunologic Disorders

Chapter 72 - Skin Lesions Associated with Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Chapter 73 - Vascular Lesions: Ectasias, Tumors, and Malformations

Chapter 74 - Mesenteric Vascular Insufficiency

Chapter 75 - Radiation Injury

Chapter 76 - Endoscopy

Chapter 77 - Imaging Procedures

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-7384-2

OCLC:

913799371