Details

<p>Contributor List xi</p> <p>Foreword xv</p> <p>Preface xvii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xix</p> <p>Tribute to Shanthi V. Sitaraman xxi</p> <p>Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract 1<br /><i>Shreya Raja and Melanie S. Harrison</i></p> <p>1 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 3<br /><i>Shani Woolard and Jennifer Christie</i></p> <p>2 Dysphagia 19<br /><i>Emad Qayed and Shanthi Srinivasan</i></p> <p>3 Peptic Ulcer Disease 35<br /><i>Meena A. Prasad and Lawrence S. Friedman</i></p> <p>4 Common Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries 49<br /><i>Rebecca G. Lopez and Edward Lin</i></p> <p>5 Acute Diarrhea 71<br /><i>Jan?]Michael A. Klapproth</i></p> <p>6 Chronic Diarrhea 89<br /><i>Sonali S. Sakaria and Robin E. Rutherford</i></p> <p>7 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 105<br /><i>Kavya M. Sebastian</i></p> <p>8 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 113<br /><i>Jan?]Michael A. Klapproth</i></p> <p>9 Constipation 133<br /><i>Shreya Raja and Shanthi Srinivasan</i></p> <p>10 Colorectal Neoplasms 149<br /><i>Pruthvi Patel and Vincent W. Yang</i></p> <p>Liver 165<br /><i>JP Norvell</i></p> <p>11 Liver Anatomy and Histopathology 167<br /><i>Joel P. Wedd</i></p> <p>12 Liver Biochemical Tests 179<br /><i>Nader Dbouk and Samir Parekh</i></p> <p>13 Viral Hepatitis 195<br /><i>Anjana A. Pillai and Lawrence S. Friedman</i></p> <p>14 Alcoholic Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 211<br /><i>Stephen H. Berger and Ryan M. Ford</i></p> <p>15 Chronic Liver Disease 227<br /><i>Preeti A. Reshamwala</i></p> <p>16 Portal Hypertension 245<br /><i>JP Norvell</i></p> <p>Pancreas and Biliary System 269<br /><i>Stephan Goebel and Lisa Cassani</i></p> <p>17 Pancreatic Anatomy and Function 271<br /><i>Field F. Willingham</i></p> <p>18 Acute Pancreatitis 283<br /><i>Steven Keilin</i></p> <p>19 Chronic Pancreatitis 301<br /><i>Anthony M. Gamboa and Qiang Cai</i></p> <p>20 Bile Acid Metabolism 315<br /><i>Nicole M. Griglione and Field F. Willingham</i></p> <p>21 Gallstones and Complications 325<br /><i>Julia Massaad</i></p> <p>Common Problems in Gastroenterology 339<br /><i>Emad Qayed and Meena A. Prasad</i></p> <p>22 Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding 341<br /><i>Tanvi Dhere</i></p> <p>23 Abdominal Pain 359<br /><i>Kamil Obideen</i></p> <p>24 Jaundice 367<br /><i>Nader Dbouk and Preeti A. Reshamwala</i></p> <p>25 Abdominal Emergencies 381<br /><i>Stephan Goebel</i></p> <p>Picture Gallery 399<br /><i>Sonali S. Sakaria and Saurabh Chawla</i></p> <p>26 Classic Skin Manifestations 401<br /><i>Melanie S. Harrison, Robert A. Swerlick, and Zakiya P. Rice</i></p> <p>27 Classic Images 413<br /><i>Pardeep K. Mittal, Courtney C. Moreno, William C. Small, and Saurabh Chawla</i></p> <p>28 Classic Pathology 443<br /><i>Sujaata R. Dwadasi, Mary M. Flynn, Stephen K. Lau, and Meena A. Prasad</i></p> <p>Index 471</p>

<p><b> Shanthi Srinivasan, MD,</b> is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and the Chief of Gastroenterology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. <p><b> Lawrence S. Friedman, MD,</b> is the Anton R. Fried, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine and Assistant Chief of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

<p> This revised and updated second edition of <i>Essentials of Gastroenterology</i> provides a highly practical, comprehensive, and concise guide to gastroenterology. The text covers every major disorder likely to be encountered during both GI training and in clinical practice. It also offers a handbook for preparing for Board examinations (e.g., USMLE and Internal Medicine Board examinations) as well as a handy clinical consultation tool. Fully updated to reflect the latest scientific information and practice guidelines, each section of the book covers a specific area of the gastroenterology tract and follows a standard outline: general information, normal physiology, etiology and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications, prognosis, and treatment. <p> The text provides easy-to-assimilate information on each disorder and includes the key facts, concise, bulleted paragraphs, and a structure that lends itself to accessibility and point-of-care use in a busy clinical setting. In addition, Internal Medicine Board-style multiple choice questions allow users to self-assess their knowledge, a photo gallery provides a great visual element, and clinical cases throughout allow readers to identify with real-life clinical scenarios. <i>Essentials of Gastroenterology</i> is the hands-on guide that: <ul> <li>Covers the whole of gastroenterology in one highly practical volume</li> <li>Presents updated pedagogic features to help achieve rapid clinical understanding, such as case studies, practice points, lists of "pearls," and key weblinks</li> <li>Includes more than 100 Internal Medicine Board-style multiple choice questions ideal for self-assessment</li> <li>Contains major society (AASLD, AGA, BSG, ASGE, ACG, - and others) guidelines for all main GI conditions</li> </ul> <br> <p> Designed for use by gastroenterologists and GI trainees, <i>Essentials of Gastroenterology</i> is the revised and improved edition of the popular manual that is filled with up-to-date information on all the GI disorders. Trainees will learn the essentials of their specialty, as well as providing the seasoned gastroenterologist with a useful refresher tool.

GB