Gastrointestinal motility disorders : a point of care clinical guide / edited by Eytan Bardan, Reza Shaker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bardan, Eytan, Editor.

Shaker, Reza, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastroenterology.

Local Subjects:

Gastroenterology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 440 p. 79 illus., 49 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

Summary:

This guide focuses on the answers to patient questions that are frequently posed to providers who care for patients with GI motility disorders. Additionally, the text guides clinicians through the complicated diagnostic and therapeutic/management approaches to motility disorders, including common and specialized tests, drug initiation, medications side effects, and disease complications. Written by experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide is a valuable reference for busy clinicians who need the best evidence-based answers to patient questions at their fingertips.

Contents:

Achalasia and Esophageal Outlet Obstruction

Esophageal Chest Pain – Esophageal Spasm

Chest Pain of Esophageal Origin and Reflux Hypersensitivity

Nonspecific Esophageal Motility Disorders

Scleroderma Esophagus

Globus Sensation

UES Restrictive Disorders

Erosive Esophagitis

Regurgitation

Nonerosive Reflux Disease (NERD)

Functional Heartburn

"I am tired of taking pills for my reflux, what else can I do?" Surgical and Endoscopic Treatment for GERD

Barrett’s Esophagus: Am I going to get cancer? What should I do to avoid it?

Supraesophageal Reflux Disease (SERD)

Chronic Cough and Throat Clearing

Dysphonia and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

Aspiration Pneumonia / Bronchitis

Esophageal Manometry

Radiologic Evaluation of Swallowing: The Esophagram

Painful Swallowing

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Chronic Belching and Chronic Hiccups

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Gastroparesis, Postprandial Distress

Gastric Pacing

Rapid Gastric Emptying/Pyloric Dysfunction

H pylori and Other Gastritides

Gastric Emptying Studies

Gastric Functional Tests: Upper Gastrointestinal Barium Studies

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Short Bowel Syndrome

Hydrogen Breath Tests

Small Intestinal Tests: Small Bowel Follow Through, CT Enterography and MR Enterography

The Wireless Motility Capsule

Chronic Constipation

Functional Anorectal Pain/Tenesmus

Fecal Incontinence

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Top 10 Drugs Most Commonly Used for GI Motility Disorders.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

3-319-59352-8