Download or read book Practical Guide to Gastrointestinal Function Testing written by Charlotte Stendal and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Guide to Gastrointestinal Function Testing written by C. Stendal and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-12-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over recent decades, the testing of gastrointestinal (GI) function has changed enormously. New techniques like pH monitoring and manometry have become commonplace around the world. The Practical Guide to Gastrointestinal Function Testing offers step-by-step descriptions of how to perform each procedure, and the guide will enable any GI centre to select the most appropriate tests for a suspected disorder. Four chapters adopt a problem-solving approach to disorders in each major region of the digestive system, and highlight the most appropriate diagnostic procedures. For easy reference, each disease is described under the following consistently applied headings:; etiology symptoms differential diagnosis diagnostic procedures; Each procedure for testing GI function is described as follows:; indications contraindictions equipment before the study during the study procedure after the study interpretation pitfalls
Download or read book Clinical Examination A Practical Guide in Medicine written by Hira Harmanjit Singh and published by Wife Goes On. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Examination: A Practical Guide in Medicine is a step by step guide to the examination of all organ systems. A chapter is dedicated to each system, which is further divided into sub-chapters on functional anatomy, history taking, general physical assessment and physical examination of the organ system. Numerous images including clinical methods help illustrate examination techniques and a detailed section on the preparation of patients for CT or MRI scans is also provided.
Download or read book Gastrointestinal Function Tests written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essentials of Hospital Medicine written by Andrew S. Dunn and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013 with total page 1203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospital Medicine is the fastest growing field of Medicine, and the importance of hospitalists in the delivery of care and success of hospitals continues to increase. The practice of hospital medicine is both rewarding and challenging: hospitalists need to provide high-quality care using the best available evidence in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In recognition of the need for rapid access to essential information, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive source for busy clinicians. The Handbook of Hospital Medicine provides detailed reviews of all clinical topics in inpatient medicine, including common diagnoses, hospital- acquired conditions, medical consultation, and palliative care, as well as key non-clinical topics, such as quality improvement tools, approach to medical errors, the business of medicine, and teaching tips. It is the single source needed for hospitalists striving to deliver outstanding care and provide value to their patients and hospitals.
Download or read book Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract written by Graeme Duthie and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-06-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both upper and lower gastrointestinal physiology have come of age, both in the extent of their use in clinical medicine and in the training of technicians and nurse practitioners to undertake physiological assessment. This title covers both the technical and clinical aspects of the subject.
Download or read book Basic Tests in Gastroenterology written by Malcolm C. Bateson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is a practical guide to the major tests performed in diagnosing common gastrointestinal disorders. The investigations are described by organ system function groups.
Download or read book Essentials of Gastroenterology written by Shanthi V. Sitaraman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly practical and concise, this hands-on guide focuses on specific common clinical scenarios. Each section covers a particular area of the GI tract and follows a regular structure of: overview of normal function, physiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic tests, and treatment.
Download or read book Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders written by Satish Rao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders is a user-friendly handbook that reviews the latest and most up-to-date information on the evaluation of symptoms and diagnostic tests of GI motility and functional GI disorders and a practical approach on how to treat these disorders. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field who was carefully chosen for his or her renowned scientific and clinical expertise. The book brings together the essence of science and art in the practice of neurogastroenterology and GI motility. The chapters are enriched with algorithms, tables, and figures to enhance learning and readability. Each chapter follows a specific outline; chapters on symptoms follow the format of definition, pathophysiology, and evaluation of the symptoms, whereas the chapters on specific disorders follow the format of definition, diagnosis, and treatment. This allows for quick reading of the various chapters and to gain up-to-date knowledge of the topic. Each chapter also includes extensive color pictures and illustrations of each test involved and descriptions of how to perform and interpret the motility tests that are incorporated into patient care decisions. Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders by Drs. Satish S. C. Rao, Henry P. Parkman, and Richard W. McCallum will be useful for practicing physicians, junior academicians, GI fellows, young faculty, motility laboratory personnel, surgeons, internists, physician assistants, family practitioners, and nurse practitioners who all encounter the common problems of dysphagia, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and fecal incontinence in their daily practice. The update on management and therapy completes the Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders and explains how to integrate this diagnostic information into decision making, and how to translate this to day-to-day patient care.
Download or read book Sitaraman and Friedman s Essentials of Gastroenterology written by Shanthi Srinivasan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated second edition of the popular and comprehensive guide to the study of gastroenterology The revised second edition of Essentials of Gastroenterology provides a highly practical 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. 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. Essentials of Gastroenterology is the hands-on guide that: • Covers the whole of gastroenterology in one highly practical volume • Presents updated pedagogic features to help achieve rapid clinical understanding, such as case studies, practice points, key weblinks and potential pitfalls boxes • Includes more than 100 Internal Medicine Board-style multiple choice questions ideal for self-assessment • Contains comparison of major society (BSG, ASG, ACG, UEGF, etc.) guidelines for all main GI conditions Designed for us by gastroenterologists and GI trainees, Essentials of Gastroenterology is therevised 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.
Download or read book Yamada s Handbook of Gastroenterology written by Tadataka Yamada and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a gastroenterologist with patients presenting with jaundice, dysphagia or abdominal pain? Need practical guidance on how to manage GERD, IBD and viral hepatitis? Whatever the symptom or disease, Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology, Third Edition, is the book for you. Portable, practical, and entirely clinical, this brand new edition of this popular handbook once again provides you with an affordable, rapid-reference guide to the assessment and management of all GI symptoms, complaints and conditions you’re likely to encounter in daily practice. With a logical, well-structured and consistent approach from chapter to chapter and packed full of handy pedagogic features to enable quick and easy learning, the book offers: • Key practice points • Essentials of diagnosis • Potential pitfalls • Self-assessment multiple choice questions, to improve competence levels • Case studies Perfect for daily use on the wards and also as a study aid, Yamada’s Handbook of Gastroenterology, Third Edition, is the ideal consultation tool and an essential purchase for the modern-day gastroenterologist. When you need answers in a hurry, turn to the most trusted name in gastroenterology: Yamada.
Download or read book Clinical Gastroenterology written by Nicholas J. Talley and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of this respected Australian gastroenterology textbook Completely updated, this comprehensive medical resource offers a practical, problem-based approach to the subject of clinical gastroenterology. Containing specialist content from Australian and international contributors, Clinical Gastroenterology, 3rd Edition focuses on both common and uncommon gastroenterological problems as they present in clinical practice. Building on the previous two editions, Clinical Gastroenterology features decision trees to assist clinicians in assessing patients and the treating digestive disorders. This latest edition also includes clear medical illustrations suitable for patient education, along with summary tables highlighting key points to guide General Practitioners, gastroenterology specialist trainees and medical students New to this edition • each chapter commences with a case study and contains key point summaries at the end • new chapters on inflammatory bowel disease; obesity and anti-obesity surgery; principles of anaesthesia for endoscopy and preparing patients for endoscopy; complications of endoscopy; liver transplant and end-stage liver disease • expanded sections on pancreatic masses and cysts, and radiological evaluation including the place of cross-sectional imaging New to this edition of Clinical Gastroenterology: • gastroenterological case studies and key point summaries in each chapter • new chapters on gastroenterological and hepatological medical conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and anti-obesity surgery, principles of anaesthesia for endoscopy and preparing patients for endoscopy, complications of endoscopy, liver transplant and end-stage liver disease • an expanded section on pancreatic cysts and masses • an expanded section on radiological evaluation including the place of cross-sectional imaging
Download or read book Yamada s Handbook of Gastroenterology written by John M. Inadomi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 4th edition of Yamada's Handbook of Gastroenterology provides a portable, well-illustrated, rapid access handbook for gastroenterologists of all levels, perfect for quick and easy use while on the wards. Divided into 2 parts -- part 1 being symptom-focused and part 2 disease-focused, it gives 100% clinical assessment and practical management advice for the entire range of GI symptoms, complaints and conditions that patients present with. Every symptom you're likely to encounter is covered, every condition assessed.
Download or read book Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology written by Tadataka Yamada and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 1379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Concise, Symptom-Based Textbook for Diagnosis and Decision Making in Clinical Practice Over the past twenty years, thousands of physicians have come to depend on Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology. Its encyclopaedic discussion of the basic science underlying gastrointestinal and liver diseases as well as the many diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available to the patients who suffer from them was—and still is—beyond compare. This new textbook, Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology, is designed to inform practitioners on the features of the major clinical disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology from the point of view of the clinician observing signs and symptoms of a patient under care and management. It is a practical guide to diagnosis and decision making in clinical practice and provides a rich source of information on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. Covering the full range of examinations in gastroenterology and hepatology, with extremely timely chapters on patients with dyspepsia, eating disorders, jaundice, hepatitis, cirrhosis, and on screening, Principles of Clinical Gastroenterology gives you easy access to approaches that a clinician might take to common symptoms and signs presented by patients with such disorders. The chapters include the epidemiology, history, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the most commonly encountered disorders in gastroenterology and hepatology. This textbook will be an invaluable resource whether you are a gastroenterologist, internist, surgeon, or other clinician who sees patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders. It should be kept close at hand for frequent consultation.
Download or read book Notes in Urgent Care A Course Companion and Practical Guide E Book written by Martin McGrath and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-11-16 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multidisciplinary sub-specialty of Urgent Medical Care plays an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demands on the NHS. This is the first and only book in the UK specifically designed for clinicians preparing for urgent care postgraduate qualifications. Notes in Urgent Care brings together guidance, research and relevant clinical material in an easily accessible format. It addresses both management (operational and organisational) and clinical areas including emergency, time-critical conditions and symptom-related presentations. Written by Dr Martin McGrath, a General Practitioner, Honorary Professor, urgent care clinician and clinical director of one of the country’s largest primary care networks, this book will be useful for all clinicians working in urgent, unscheduled, remote and rural environments. Suitable as a study aid for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Diploma in Urgent Medical Care Clinical information condensed into a concise, easily accessible and relevant format Urgent conditions broken down by specialty Useful tips for working in urgent medical care systems, using technology, risk management and human factors
Download or read book Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders written by Satish S. C. Rao and published by Slack. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders is a user-friendly handbook that reviews the latest and most up-to-date information on the evaluation of symptoms and diagnostic tests of GI motility and functional GI disorders and a practical approach on how to treat these disorders. Each chapter is written by an international expert in the field who was carefully chosen for his or her renowned scientific and clinical expertise. The book brings together the essence of science and art in the practice of neurogastroenterology and GI motility. The chapters are enriched with algorithms, tables, and figures to enhance learning and readability. Each chapter follows a specific outline; chapters on symptoms follow the format of definition, pathophysiology, and evaluation of the symptoms, whereas the chapters on specific disorders follow the format of definition, diagnosis, and treatment. This allows for quick reading of the various chapters and to gain up-to-date knowledge of the topic. Each chapter also includes extensive color pictures and illustrations of each test involved and descriptions of how to perform and interpret the motility tests that are incorporated into patient care decisions. Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders by Drs. Satish S. C. Rao, Henry P. Parkman, and Richard W. McCallum will be useful for practicing physicians, junior academicians, GI fellows, young faculty, motility laboratory personnel, surgeons, internists, physician assistants, family practitioners, and nurse practitioners who all encounter the common problems of dysphagia, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and fecal incontinence in their daily practice. The update on management and therapy completes the Handbook of Gastrointestinal Motility and Functional Disorders and explains how to integrate this diagnostic information into decision making, and how to translate this to day-to-day patient care.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Health Assessment written by Marilyn Shelley Leasia and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket-sized book is a step-by-step, illustrated guide to health assessment that teaches students to distinguish normal from abnormal findings through careful history taking and physical examination. Chapters are arranged by body system and begin with a brief but concise summary of the body system's anatomy. The new second edition features Focused Rapid Assessment boxes with common presenting symptoms for eight common complaints: headache, fever, chest pain, shortness of breath, change in mental status, abdominal pain, back pain, and dizziness; cultural and lifespan considerations; and updated content throughout to provide clinical currency.
