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Taking a global approach to the subject, this book offers, in a comprehensive, cohesive package, information that is reflective of the different realities of gastroenterological and nutritional problems in different parts of the world. Designed to provide clinical knowledge in a convenient format, the chapters highlight the most common clinical concerns seen on a daily basis by the practicing pediatric gastroenterologist. Covering issues relevant for the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of problematic conditions, including nutritional disorders, the book is an up-to-date, reliable clinical primer on the disorders and diseases that may affect the gastrointestinal tract in neonates and children.

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Equips physicians with a practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the 20 most common GI problems encountered in day-to-day practice. The book takes a holistic approach to enhance patient participation, adherence, family dynamics, and satisfaction with care. ... Read more

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Evidence-Based Gastroenterology provides a synthesis of evidence-based literature from the field of gastroenterology. Written by an international panel of world-renowned experts, it highlights the most important clinical issues currently facing gastroenterologists. The authors illustrate how they systematically assembled and critically assessed the evidence pertaining to a specific disease. They show how to apply that evidence to problem solving in daily clinical practice. Supporting evidence is graded using a three-point scale and then further divided into five subcategories. This grading method enables the reader to rapidly identify the optimal approach for specific patient management.What sets Evidence-Based Gastroenterology apart from others in the field is that it allows the reader to see how evidence has been gathered and appraised, and how it may be applied in the clinical setting. Evidence-Based Gastroenterology is an extremely valuable resource for those concerned with the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of the variety of disorders. It will help identify important points and serves as a guide for future research in gastroenterology. ... Read more

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Practical Gastroenterology is aimed at the specialist trainee and new consultant in practice. Focusing primarily on day-to-day management issues, it reflects the way the problems present and are managed in the hospital, such as whether patients are seen as inpatients or outpatients. An introductory section provides a refresher course on the "basics" as well as advice on how to deal with referrals and the most common emergencies. This is followed by condition-specific chapters, split into the management of acute problems associated with inpatients and then a problem-based approach to the more chronic cases seen in outpatients. Finally, contraindications and complications are highlighted.

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This time-saving electronic reference provides instant, unlimited access to the full text and illustrations of Dr. Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology, Fourth Edition and Atlas of Gastroenterology, Third Edition--a total of more than 4,800 pages and nearly 5,000 illustrations, including over 1,600 in full color. User-friendly software enables viewers to search both books in various ways, Atlas chapters link to relevant Textbook chapters, all Textbook references link to MEDLINE(R) abstracts, and a button embedded in each reference section links to PubMed. Users can perform instant searches on one or both books; call up images and import them into Powerpoint (c); zoom in and out of key views; and jump between hypertext links. Bookmark and history features allow users to move around the text without losing their place. Windows / Macintosh / Network Compatible ... Read more

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Nutritional support of people with gastrointestinal impairment is critical to treatment and ultimately successful management. As such, gastroenterologists should be experts in nutrition and knowledgeable about the affects of nutrition on disease management. Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disease fulfills that need, serving as a hands-on, practical reference in nutrition support for the clinical gastroenterologist and other clinicians with similar interests. The volume offers expert nutritional knowledge and management ideas as well as methodology for combating problems such as short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease and obesity. Renowned authorities also investigate nutritions influence on such issues as liver failure and acute pancreatitis. While gastroenterology training programs around the world remain deficient in their nutrition curriculum, Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disease provides a comprehensive and groundbreaking support for clinical gastroenterologists.

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This volume in the Requisites in Pediatrics series offers expert guidance in the assessment and treatment of gastroenterological disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice. It delivers all the information you need in the proven "high-yield" Requisites format - equipping you to master the material quickly. Perfect for quick review and exam preparation, this is one resource you'll consult over and over again! ... Read more

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A practical guide to gastrointestinal and liver disorders for physicians and residents. This portable guide provides clinicians with high-yield information in a quick-review format. Includes the clinical entities most likely to be encountered in medical practice, on the boards, and recertifying exams. ... Read more

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Covers endocopic procedures and common surgical operations of the gastrointestinal tract and liver!Contains an overview of nutrition for normal and sick pediatric patients!Examines the supply, digestion, absorption, and metabolic utilization of lipids and their importance for growth, body composition, health, and well-being!Describing early detection and therapeutic approaches to hyperlipidemias in children and young adults, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice · reveals the latest findings on protein and calcium requirements · presents new information on specific nutrients used preferentially by the gut · supplies the rationale for the exclusive use of human milk in breastfeeding infants · explains the use of nucleotides in infant formulas and the emerging benefits of probiotics · offers an overview of recent research and clinical experience in the enteral nutrition of premature infants · details diagnoses and therapies for infants and children with severe feeding problems · gives critical insight into intravenous nutrition · considers the digestive enzymes and transporter proteins needed to absorb carbohydrates as well as the consequences of their deficiencies Addressing nutritional, metabolic, and mechanistic aspects of protein, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Clinical Practice is a comprehensive reference for pediatricians; pediatric gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and nutritionists; molecular biologists; geneticists; neonatologists; pathologists; and medical students in these disciplines.

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This book, the proceedings of Falk Symposium 124, `Medical Imaging in Gastroenterology and Hepatology' (Progress in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Part I), held in Hannover, Germany, on September 28-29, 2001, aims to demonstrate the newest developments in the various imaging techniques for diagnosis and therapy, coupled with overviews by renowned international experts. In this book, up-to-date technologies in medical imaging and image documentation as well as the most modern transmission techniques should bridge the gap between futuristic research and everyday clinical practice. ... Read more

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Great advances have been made recently in small animal gastroenterology. This book has been written by authors from around the world with a variety of backgrounds using evidence-based medicine. The book has two main sections and the first covers the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disorders. This section contains chapters on various different diagnostic methods and on the most commonly observed clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease presented in dogs and cats, acute gastrointestinal signs, chronic vomiting, chronic diarrhea, and weight loss. The second section of the book focuses on specific diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Each component of the GI tract is discussed separately with another section focusing on diseases that affect more than one organ of the gastrointestinal tract. The book is well referenced and fully illustrated throughout. It is concise but detailed enough for both veterinarians in training and in practice. ... Read more

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This up-to-date reference presents comprehensive discussions on all of the major infections found in the gastrointestinal tract-emphasizing recent advances in epidemiology, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis and furnishing detailed coverage of clinical management.