This title provides a point-of-care reference for busy clinicians who need the best evidence based answers to patient questions at their fingertips. Additionally, it guides clinicians through the complicated therapeutic management of IBD including drug initiation, medications side effects and complications, therapeutic level monitoring and accurate disease monitoring. Lastly, it addresses special situations such as alternative therapies, pregnancy, fertility, and lactation. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Point-of-Care Reference Guide will be a valuable reference for Gastroenterologists,...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of common disorders affecting the pancreas and the bile duct as an easy to access guide for busy clinicians. The book is structured to review the anatomy and laboratory test relevant to the pathophysiology of the disease, categorize the symptoms under clinical scenarios like incidental finding or painless jaundice, define accuracy (or lack of) of the investigations used, and formulate a management plan as per evidence-based recommendations. The spectrum of diseases covered include (but not limited to) commonly occurring benign conditions like...

This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-access guide not only in the diagnosis of the various types of liver disease but in the management of specific disorders, including the particular nuances of the care of the patient with liver disease. It provides a resource to the practitioner caring for patients with liver disease for addressing everyday questions posed by patients and their families, as well as referring physicians, in a manner that can easily be conveyed. The spectrum covered includes appropriate testing and disease monitoring of patients, use of medications, supplements,...

This guide focuses on the answers to patient questions that are frequently posed to providers who care for patients with GI motility disorders.