Manual of Gastroenterology: Diagnosis and Therapy (Lippincott Manual Series)

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this Spiral® Manual is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and management of all gastrointestinal problems—from common complaints such as intestinal gas to life-threatening diseases such as cancer and AIDS. Chapters written in an easy-to-scan outline format cover the approach to the patient, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, nutritional assessment and management, gastroenterologic emergencies, and specific complaints and disorders. Highlights of this Fourth Edition include an expanded obesity chapter, major updates on inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, new treatments for viral hepatitis, and endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Machine Derived Contents Note: Contents -- Preface -- I. Approach To The Patient With A Gastroenterologic Disorder -- 1. Social Impact Of Digestive Diseases -- 2. The Patient's Complaints -- 3. Examination Of The Patient -- 4. Psychological And Emotional Aspects Of Gastroenterologic Disorders -- Ii. Diagnostic And Therapeutic Procedures -- 5. Endoscopy -- 6. Laparoscopy And Laparoscopic Surgery -- 7. Percutaneous Liver Biopsy -- 8. Manometric Studies -- 9. Imaging Studies -- Iii. Nutritional Assessment And Management -- 10. Nutritional Requirements And Assessment -- 11. Enteral Nutrition -- 12. Parenteral Nutrition -- Iv. Gastroenterologic Emergencies -- 13. The Acute Abdomen -- 14. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 15. Foreign Bodies In The Gastrointestinal Tract -- 16. Caustic Ingestion -- 17. Fulminant Hepatic Failure And Encephalopathy -- 18. Gastrointestinal And Hepatobiliary Diseases In Pregnancy -- V. Specific Complaints And Disorders -- 19. Esophageal Infections --^ 20. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- 21. Dysphagia -- 22. Noncardiac Chest Pain -- 23. Esophageal Cancer -- 24. Peptic Ulcer Disease -- 25. Stress Ulcer -- 26. Helicobacter Pylori -- 27. Gastric Neoplasms -- 28. Postgastrectomy Disorders -- 29. Diarrhea -- 30. Viral, Bacterial, And Parasitic Disorders Of The Bowel -- 31. Malabsorption -- 32. Small-intestinal Neoplasms -- 33. Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- 34. Intestinal Gas And Bloating -- 35. Diverticular Disease -- 36. Constipation And Fecal Impaction -- 37. Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- 38. Vascular Disease Of The Bowel -- 39. Colonic Polyps And Colorectal Cancer -- 40. Ostomy Care -- 41. Hemorrhoids And Other Anorectal Disorders -- 42. Sexually Transmitted Enteric Disorders -- 43. Gastrointestinal And Hepatobiliary Diseases In Patients With Hiv And Aids -- 44. Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 45. Acute Pancreatitis -- 46. Chronic Pancreatitis -- 47. Pancreatic Cancer --^ 48. Jaundice And Interpretation Of Laboratory Liver Tests -- 49. Gallstones -- 50. Viral Hepatitis -- 51. Alcoholic Liver Disease -- 52. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- 53. Drug-related Hepatic Injury -- 54. Chronic Immune-mediated Liver Disease -- 55. Chronic Genetic Liver Diseases -- 56. Cirrhosis And Its Complications -- 57. Tumors Of The Liver And Biliary System -- 58. Liver Transplantation -- 59. Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Nervosa -- 60. Obesity -- Subject Index -- Preface -- The First, Second, And Third Editions Of Manual Of Gastroenterology Were Well -- Received, Both In The United States And Abroad. This Edition Continues The Intentions Of Its -- Predecessors: To Be A Concise, Practical, Up-to-date Reference For The Clinical Diagnosis And -- Management Of Diseases And Disorders Of The Digestive System. The Content Of All The -- Existing Chapters Has Been Carefully Reviewed, Updated, And Supplemented To Provide --^ Current Treatment Information For A Wide Variety Of Gastrointestinal Disorders. References -- Have Also Been Updated For Each Chapter. -- As In The First Three Editions, The Manual Is Divided Into Five Parts: I. Approach To The -- Patient With A Gastroenterologic Disorder; Ii. Diagnostic And Therapeutic Procedures; Iii. -- Nutritional Assessment And Management; Iv. Gastroenterologic Emergencies; And V. -- Specific Complaints And Disorders. In Most Chapters, A Brief Review Of Background -- Information Or Pathophysiology Precedes The Discussion Of Diagnosis And Treatment. -- I Believe This Book Will Be Particularly Useful To Primary Care Physicians, Internists, -- Gastroenterologists, Medical Students, And Resident Physicians. We Also Anticipate That Other -- Physicians And Health Care Professionals Will Value Manual Of Gastroenterology As A Guide -- To Gastroenterologic Problems That Lie Beyond Their Everyday Experiences. --^ Special Thanks To Rana H. Bonnice For Typing And Organizing The Manuscript Of This -- Book. -- Special Thanks To Carol Plasse For Typing The Manuscript For Both The Second, Third -- And Fourth Editions. -- Special Thanks To Bill Whall For His Unyielding Support. -- Canan Avunduk, M.d., Ph.d Canan Avunduk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.