| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Section I: General concerns. Acute abdominal pain: basic principles & current challenges -- Inflammatory bowel disease: immunologic considerations & therapeutic implications -- Inflammatory bowel disease: medical considerations -- Inflammatory bowel disease: surgical considerations -- Acute diarrheal disorders -- Mesenteric vascular disease -- Gastrointestinal & biliary complications of pregnancy -- Liver disease in pregnancy -- State-of-the-art imaging of the gastrointestinal system -- Acute and chronic gastrointestinal toxicities of oncologic therapy -- Mast cell disorders -- Section II: Esophageal diseases. Gastroesophageal reflux disease -- Barrett esophagus -- Oropharyngeal & esophageal motility disorders -- Eosinophilic esophagitis -- Section III: Diseases of the stomach. Peptic ulcer disease -- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma) -- Functional dyspepsia -- Disorders of gastric & small bowel motility -- Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding -- Section IV: Small bowel diseases. Intestinal malabsorption & nutrition -- Section V: Colorectal diseases. Chronic constipation & fecal incontinence -- Diverticular disease of the colon -- Colorectal cancer screening -- Hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding -- Section VI: Pancreatic diseases. Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Autoimmune pancreatitis -- Tumors of the pancreas -- Section VII: Therapeutic endoscopy & diagnostic techniques. Polypectomy -- Endoscopic management of acute biliary & pancreatic conditions -- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) -- Video capsule endoscopy & deep small bowel enteroscopy -- Gastrointestinal foreign bodies -- Endoscopic ultrasound -- Endoscopic & surgical treatment of obesity -- Section VIII: Liver diseases. Approach to abnormal liver tests -- Acute liver failure -- Viral hepatitis -- Autoimmune liver disorders -- Metabolic liver diseases -- Alcohol-associated liver disease -- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- Complications of cirrhosis: ascites & hepatic encephalopathy -- Portal hypertension & esophageal variceal hemorrhage -- Drug-induced liver injury -- Liver neoplasms -- Liver transplantation -- Section IX: Biliary tract diseases. Primary sclerosing cholangitis & congenital disorders of the biliary system -- Gallstone disease |
| Summary |
The peerless guide to clinical management of digestive and liver diseases-updated to reflect the latest research and treatments Authoritative coverage of the entire spectrum of gastroenterology and hepatology conditions, including therapeutic advances in Barrett's esophagus, eosinophilic esophagitis, acute diarrheal disorders, peptic ulcer disease, hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes, upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding Written by expert faculty physicians at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital Presented in a streamlined style that makes learning and retaining key information effortless More than 90 full-color endoscopic and radiographic images enhance clinical decision-making and clarify imaging techniques Logical organization begins with a section on general concerns such as acute abdominal pain, then progresses to specific disease categories "Essentials of Diagnosis" bulleted lists deliver instant guidance on identifying both common and rare digestive disorders Updated references to recently-published clinically relevant articles Key information from related fields, including gastrointestinal surgery, and subspecialties such as liver transplantation, advanced endoscopy, bariatric surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, mast cell disease, toxicities of oncologic therapy, intestinal malabsorption, nutrition, and state of the art imaging High-yield overview of effective treatment approaches for both acute and chronic viral hepatitis provides key perspectives on improving patient outcomes |
| Notes |
"A Lange medical book." |
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"ISSN 1946-3030" -- copyright page |
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Previous edition: Current diagnosis & treatment. Gastroenterology, hepatology, & endoscopy / editor, Norton J. Greenberger; associate editors, Richard S. Blumberg, Robert Burakoff. Third edition. ©2016 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from front matter page (AccessMedicine, May 3, 2022) |
| Subject |
Gastroenterology.
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Gastrointestinal system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
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Liver -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Endoscopy.
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Gastrointestinal Diseases -- diagnosis
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Gastrointestinal Diseases -- therapy
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Endoscopy
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Liver Diseases -- diagnosis
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Liver Diseases -- therapy
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Gastroenterology
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Endoscopy
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Gastroenterology
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Gastrointestinal system -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
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Liver -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Friedman, Sonia, editor.
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Blumberg, R. S. (Richard Steven), editor.
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Saltzman, John R., editor.
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