GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide

ISBN-13: 9781556429903 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 296 str.

Robert C. Lowe; Francis A. Farraye

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GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide contains practical information regarding the diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal emergencies. Each chapter is written by a fellow or resident with an experienced clinician. This offers the perspective of a trainee, who has many basic questions about how to handle a given situation, combined with the experience of a seasoned practitioner who can guide the work-up and treatment of each clinical case.

The result is a reference that provides the clinical acumen of a trained gastroenterologist in an easy-to-use format for physicians to approach GI emergencies efficiently and thoroughly. The dual-perspectives blend perfectly together to create a practical, evidence-based read for the learning physician.

In GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide, Dr. Robert C. Lowe and Dr. Francis A. Farraye, along with 20 contributors, help physicians deal with problems as they occur in a "real-time" format.

Some Topics Include:
- Evaluation and management of acute liver failure
- Caustic ingestions, foreign bodies, and food impaction
- Nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage
- Acute pancreatitis
- Complications of endoscopy

The case-based format is less formal than that of a typical textbook, making it enjoyable without losing the educational value and evidence-based recommendations needed to provide excellent patient care.

With succinct key teaching points, GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide assists physicians who are training interns, residents, and medical students in training, making it an all-around reference for those in the gastroenterology field.

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Dedication

Acknowledgments

About the Editors

Contributing Authors

Foreword by Lawrence Brandt, MD

Introduction

 

 

Chapter 1    Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

                     Pushpak Taunk, MD and Marcos C. Pedrosa, MD

Chapter 2    Evaluation and Management of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

                     Ashraf Saleemuddin, MD and Uri Avissar, MD

Chapter 3    Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

                     Hillary Tompkins, MD and

                     Audrey H. Calderwood, MD

Chapter 4    Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain

                     Joseph Feuerstein, MD and

                     M. Michael Wolfe, MD

Chapter 5    Bowel Obstruction and Pseudo-Obstructio

                     Joann Kwah, MD and Wanda P. Blanton, MD

Chapter 6    Fulminant Colitis

                     Sharmeel K. Wasan, MD and

                     Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc

Chapter 7    Acute Pancreatitis

                     Ivonne Ramirez, MD and

                     David R. Lichtenstein, MD

Chapter 8    Acute Cholangitis and Biliary Emergencies

                     Stephen D. Humm, MD and

                     Christopher S. Huang, MD

Chapter 9    Evaluation and Management of Acute Liver Failure

                     Rajeev Prabakaran, MD and Robert C. Lowe, MD

Chapter 10   Complications of Portal Hypertension

                      Aarti Kakkar, MD and David P. Nunes, MD

Chapter 11   Ischemic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract

                      Sujai Jalaj, MD and

                      Daniel S. Mishkin, MD, CM, FRCP(C)

Chapter 12   Caustic Ingestions, Foreign Bodies, and Food Impactions

                      Jennifer A. Sinclair, MD and

                      Charles M. Bliss Jr., MD, FACP

Chapter 13   Complications of Endoscopy

                      Jennifer A. Sinclair, MD and

                      Caroline Loeser, MD

 

 

Financial Disclosures

Index