Drug Therapy For Gastrointestinal And Liver Diseases

Univ. of Glasgow, UK. Clinical reference for the therapeutic management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. For residents and gastroenterologists. Various drugs and their interactions are discussed from a practical point of view. Practical guide to the therapeutic use of GI drugs. 1. Drug Therapy Of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease / Jean Paul Galmiche, Arnaud Bourreille And Carmelo Scarpignato -- 2. Peptic Ulcer Disease / Erik A. J. Rauws And Guido N. J. Tytgat -- 3. Emesis / Gareth J. Sanger And Paul L. R. Andrews -- 4. Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Matthew R. Banks And Peter D. Fairclough -- 5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease / Elizabeth Carty And Anne B. Ballinger -- 6. Gastrointestinal And Liver Infections / Michael J. G. Farthing -- 7. Motility Disorders / Ralph R. S. H. Greaves -- 8. Functional Abdominal Disorders / Bernard Coulie And Michael Camilleri -- 9. Gastrointestinal Cancer / Justin S. Waters And David Cunningham -- 10. Pancreatitis And Pancreatic Insufficiency / Stefan Kahl And Peter Malfertheiner -- 11. Viral Hepatitis / Eleanor Barnes, George Webster And Geoffrey M. Dusheiko -- 12. Non-viral Liver Disease / John M. L. Christie And Roger W. G. Chapman -- 13. Drug Therapy For Portal Hypertension / Angels Escorsell And Juan Rodes -- 14. Hepatic Failure / William Bernal And Julia Wendon -- 15. Adverse Effects Of Drugs On The Gastrointestinal Tract / Michael J. S. Langman. Edited By Michael J.g. Farthing, Anne B. Ballinger. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......Page 5 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......Page 7 Drug therapy of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease......Page 8 Peptic ulcer disease......Page 28 Emesis......Page 52 Gastrointestinal bleeding......Page 70 Inflammatory bowel disease......Page 82 Gastrointestinal and liver infections......Page 114 Motility disorders......Page 150 Functional abdominal disorders......Page 170 Gastrointestinal cancer......Page 198 Pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency......Page 228 Viral hepatitis......Page 242 Non-viral liver disease......Page 266 Drug therapy for portal hypertension......Page 296 Hepatic failure......Page 320 Adverse effects of drugs on the gastrointestinal tract......Page 338 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......Page 348 Bioscience & Clinical Medicine Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Drug therapy of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 8 Peptic ulcer disease 28 Emesis 52 Gastrointestinal bleeding 70 Inflammatory bowel disease 82 Gastrointestinal and liver infections 114 Motility disorders 150 Functional abdominal disorders 170 Gastrointestinal cancer 198 Pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency 228 Viral hepatitis 242 Non-viral liver disease 266 Drug therapy for portal hypertension 296 Hepatic failure 320 Adverse effects of drugs on the gastrointestinal tract 338 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 First published in 2001. This book is an invaluable clinical reference for the therapeutic management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases which the gastroenterologist and trainee encounter in their practice. Various drugs and their interactions with their intended site and also with other drugs are discussed from a practical point of view. This book is not a treatise on gastrointestinal pharmacology but a practical guide to the therapeutic use of GI drugs. A clinical reference for the therapeutic management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases which the gastroenterologist and trainee encounter in their practice. Various drugs and their interactions with their intended site and also with other drugs are discussed from a practical point of view. The book is intended as a guide to the therapeutic use of gastrointestinal and hepatic drugs Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common disorder caused by retrograde flow of gastric contents through an incompetent gastro-oesophageal junction.