The Washington Manual Gastroenterology Subspecialty Consult / Edition 4

by Chandra Gyawali MD

Overview

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Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Gastroenterology Subspecialty Consult, Fourth Edition, provides essential information on inpatient and outpatient management of common gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. This edition offers state-of-the-art content on disease pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, and management options. Ideal for residents, fellows, and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical information in gastroenterology, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers.

• Thoroughly revised content, including a new chapter on obesity, keeps you up to date on gastroenterology topics.
• A highly templated, bulleted format ensures that you can find what you need quickly and easily.
• Text covers all aspects of gastroenterology, including liver transplantation, genetic testing in gastrointestinal diseases, nutrition and malnutrition, and much more.
• Content is written by residents, fellows, and clinical faculty of the distinguished Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975113308
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	09/18/2020
Series:	The Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series
Edition description:	Fourth
Pages:	408
Sales rank:	571,480
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors iii

Chairman's Note vi

Preface vii

Part I Appraoch to Specific Symptoms

1 Dysphagia Farhan Quader C. Prakash Gyawali 1

2 Nausea and Vomiting Benjamin D. Rogers C. Prakash Gyawali 8

3 Diarrhea Adeeti J. Chiplunker 18

4 Constipation Jeffrey W. Brown Ghadah Al Ismail 30

5 Abdominal Pain George P. Christophi 38

6 Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Jason G. Bill 45

7 Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding Chien-Huan Chen 57

8 Jaundice Surachai Amornsawadwattana 65

9 Abnormal Liver Chemistries Claire Meyer 76

10 Ascites Scott A. McHenry 83

11 Malnutrition Osama Altayar Dominic N. Reeds 92

12 Obesity Michael C. Bennett Vladimir M. Kushnir 101

Part II Appraoch to Specific Diseases

13 Esophageal Disorders Stephen Hasak C. Prakash Gyawali 108

14 Gastric Disorders Jose B. Saenz 128

15 Small Bowel Disorders Martin H. Gregory Deborah C. Rubin 142

16 Colon Neoplasms Ricardo Badilio Rama Suresh Dayna S. Early 157

17 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Kelly C. Cushing Matthew A. Ciorba 170

18 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Ted Walker Gregory S. Sayuk 190

19 Acute Liver Disease Michael J. Weaver Kevin M. Korenblat 199

20 Chronic Liver Disease Yeshika Sharma Mauricio Lisker-Melman 219

21 Cirrhosis Rajeev Ramgopal Jeffrey S. Crippin 247

22 Liver Transplantation Saad Alghamdi Avegail Flores 259

23 Pancreatic Disorders Koushik K. Das 269

24 Biliary Tract Disorders Bader A. Alajlan Gabriel D. Lang 297

25 Genetic Testing in Gastrointestinal Disease Motaz H. Ashkar Elizabeth J. Blaney 315

26 Gastrointestinal Procedures Zachary L. Smith Daniel K. Mullady 334

Index 347