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"This is the reference guide you dream about—answers to all your important questions written in a language you can understand. For everyone who wants better health and peace of mind."
—Diane Sawyer, Co-anchor of ABC News' Good Morning America and PrimeTime Thursday

"An important, practical, easy-to-read, and easy-to-understand source of information for anyone with a chronic gastrointestinal problem."
—Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and bestselling author

Digestive ailments, whether mild or life-threatening, are a major concern for millions of people—and they can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Now, in this essential reference book, Dr. Paul Miskovitz, a physician at one of the world's top medical institutions, helps you understand the causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and medical treatments for a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders—everything from heartburn to IBS to hepatitis C.

This comprehensive, user-friendly guide begins with an overview of how your gastrointestinal system works and how it is affected by lifestyle, age, and emotions. Dr. Miskovitz then explains the disorders that can affect your esophagus, stomach, intestine, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, colon, and abdominal cavity—revealing how to identify and treat problems and, in most cases, prevent them. You'll also learn how to:

• Maintain a healthy gastrointestinal system through diet, exercise, checkups, and screenings
• Find the right gastroenterologist for you
• Identify symptoms and get an accurate diagnosis
• Prevent gastrointestinal problems when you travel

Complete with a list of organizations that provide information and support, The Doctor's Guide to Gastrointestinal Health is the ultimate resource for you and your family. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Excellent Book
I recommend this book to book to EVERYONE!!! Very much information.. I am still reading it.. Although I am ill... the book is fantastic.. Any questions or concerns, this book has answers.. You will love the book as well..I enjoyed this very much.

Just the book I needed.
Answers key questions about preventing and treating Acid Reflus and other gastrointestional problems.

My only complaint about the book is it should show some diagrams of the organs involved explanations.

Gastrointestinal Health by Miskovitz
This is an excellent medicinal reference on the workings of the
gastrointestinal system. The book is written from the perspective
of conventional medicine. It discusses classic gastrointestinal
issues; such as, difficulty in swallowing, gas, non-cardiac
discomfort, chest pain, nausea, abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss and constipation. Abdominal pain on the left side is associated with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Pain on the right
side of the abdomen may be Crohns related. Diarrhea and rectal
bleeding are the classic symptoms of Crohns disease. The CT scan,
MRI, endoscopy and colorectal examinations are the classic
invasive techniques for detection. Non-invasive tests involve
analysis of the breath, blood tests, stool and fecal occult exams. Duodenal ulcers are caused by H-pylori. Standard treatments are H2 blockers, pepcid AC and proton pump inhibitors.
Prilosec is a classic proton inhibitor.

The work is a must for any health enthusiast. The problems
described are classic middle-age conditions encountered by
large portions of the population for a variety of reasons
ranging from genetics to junk food consumption. The work is
a solid investment for the price charged. Acquiring this volume will help you to discuss any of the symptomatology intelligently
with your primary care physician or medical specialist. ... Read more

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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to pancreatitis (also Chronic relapsing pancreatitis), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on pancreatitis. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.Download Description
This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to pancreatitis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on pancreatitis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Pancreatitis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Pancreatitis; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Pancreatitis; Chapter 5. Patents on Pancreatitis; Chapter 6. Books on Pancreatitis; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Pancreatitis; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Pancreatitis; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Pancreatitis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; PANCREATITIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chronic relapsing pancreatitis. ... Read more

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This book contains contributions by leading pancreatologists from around the world summarizing the latest developments in the fields of chronic pancreatitis:

• Etiology
  
• Pathophysiology
  
• Diagnostics
  
• Conservative, interventional and surgical treatment

Invaluable for students, general practitioners and clinicians. ... Read more

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World-renowned experts and opinion-makers comprehensively review the clinical challenges of managing acute and chronic pancreatitis and explain the basic science that underlies these management strategies. The authors provide up-to-date discussions of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnostic strategies, treatment, and complications of the diseases. ... Read more

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"Dogs, Diet, and Disease" delves into some of today's most troubling canine illnesses, including diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, Cushing disease, hypothyroidism, liver disease, and kidney degeneration. Levin takes an indepth look at the factors that cause canine illness, examines options for treatment, and provides detailed instructions on how to feed and care for chronically ill dogs.

Topics include:
•Normal canine metabolism and digestion
•Easy-to-understand explanations of the disease processes
•Concepts of autoimmune disease
•Commercial diets, home-cooked diets, and fresh food diets
•Digestive enzymes and other nutritional aides
•How to care for Cushinoid dogs
•Giving insulin injections and home blood glucose testing
•Related ophthalmic diseases and treatment
•Urinary tract disease, infection and incontinence
•Liver, thyroid, and dental issues
•Emotional support for owners ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Can't keep it in my library!
This is the 2nd copy of this book I've purchased.I can't keep it in my library because it is always out on loan to someone.It provides such good information to help people understand these diseases and how to handle them.This copy is going in our "Rescue" library so that it is available to anyone who adopts from us.(Westie Rescue)A must for any dog owner.

Good Product
This book has helped me a great deal with the diagnosis of my canine.I would suggest it to anyone facing these diseases.

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This book was exceptional in the help it provided with my newly sick dogs.I was able to find many ways to help them and me through this.

An Excellent Guide
I am a veterinary assistant, but by no means an expert on diabetes in dogs.My heart sank when one of my dogs was diagnosed with diabetes with an initial glucose level of 570. I was shocked, since she was neither overweight, was on a high fiber diet, plenty of exercise and is a mutt.We were in good shape.
As soon as she was diagnosed with diabetes I purchased this book and have to say it was a God sent.It took away my fears of her not being able to live a normal , active, happy life. It is very reassuring to know that Caroline Levin is a registered nurse and most of all has had the experience of having had a dog with diabetes.She has done all the research for us with dogs with Diabetes, Panceatitis, Cushing's Disease etc..This book is so comprehensive that it answered all of my questions.
My dog is happy and active and with a few lifestyle changes we are in good shape again.
Thank you Ms. Levin for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Dogs, Diet & Disease: An Owner's Guide to Diabetes Mellitus, Pancreatitis, Cushing's Disease, & More
Informative book especially for someone who has a dog with one of the abovementioned diseases. It helped me understand more about diabetes and what I should do to best take care of my dog. ... Read more

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Still frightening to both patients and clinicians, acute pancreatitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the pancreatic gland that may lead to severe systemic response. Fortunately, the knowledge about this disease has increased considerably in the last two decades. On molecular and pathophysiologic bases, doctors do understand more clearly the primary events in the initiation of acute pancreatitis and its repair, and there are also new diagnostic tools now available. Clinically, it is of the utmost importance to establish a generally accepted classificaiton for the different entities of this disease--especially since new treatment concepts have been introduced in the last years. These include the approach to biliary acute pancreatitis by endoscopic procedures; promising compounds to interfere with the early stage of the disease; and anti-infectives for the later stages, where infected pancreatic necrosis plays a predominant role. In light of this new information, it is evident that the approach to acute pancreatitis should be managed interdisciplinarily to get the best treatment results.

Leading authorities from around the world have contributed to this volume, and special attention has been paid to new insights in pathophysiology and repair mechanisms, diagnosis and new treatment options.

This book provides a state-of-the-art update of acute pancreatitis and will be interest to basic scientists, physicians, clinicians, ICU specialists and surgeons. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Good book presenting current concepts from world authorities
This book is designed for resaerchers and medics that have a strong interest in the field of acute pancreatitis. It presents some of the work by leaders in this field. For those of you who are into pancreatitis research, the names as well as chapters may be familiar to you which makes it easier to read and comprehend. It also presents sometime different and occassionally opposing views of some of the authors. I find this book useful especially with reference to a more general presentation of different views of authors which is not restricted by their one paragraph conclusion in various journal publications. I rate this book a 5 star especially for those in the field of acute pancreatitis research. ... Read more

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This book is the proceedings of the Falk Symposium 143 on Pancreatitis: Advances in Pathobiology, Diagnosis and Treatment, held in Freiburg, Germany, on 14--15 October 2004 (Part II of the Gastroenterology Week Freiburg): the first time in the nearly 40-year-old tradition of International Falk Symposia that pancreatitis has been the main topic of the program. The aim of this state-of-the-art postgraduate volume is two-fold. First, it is focused on the marked progress in the understanding, diagnosis and management of acute and chronic pancreatitis that has been achieved within the last two decades. Second, it emphasizes the numerous, clinically relevant problems which are still unsolved.

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on March 15, 2005. The length of the article is 620 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Quick diagnosis a must in gallstone pancreatitis: endoscopic ultrasound, the best diagnostic imaging modality for this indication, is not always available.(Gastroenterology)
Author: Betsy Bates
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 15, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 38Issue: 6Page: 68(1)

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This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of pancreatic diseases, pancreas disorders, and pancreatitis. This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Contents include clinical and medical information, with information on signs, symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and more.

In addition, as a bonus we have included an encyclopedic collection of general medical and health documents - thousands of pages with extensive material from the CDC and NIH on hundreds of diseases and health topics from A to Z, along with FDA drug and medical publications, government consumer healthcare tips, disease prevention programs, dietary guidelines, and travelers' health information. Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 73 of the best sites for medical information! By using weblinks on the CD-ROM, you can quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

This CD-ROM has over 44,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Southern Medical Association on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1737 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient with pancreatitis and protein C deficiency.(Case Report)
Author: Andrew Rackoff
Publication: Southern Medical Journal (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: Southern Medical Association
Volume: 98Issue: 2Page: 232(3)

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The article is excerpted fromGale Encyclopedia of Medicine.

Consult the second edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide for information on more than 1,700 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Presented in a single alphabetical sequence, articles range in length from one or two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major topics. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. This second edition includes more than 200 new entries, 300 updated entries, approximately 650 color images and illustrations, and a comprehensive subject index. New features include biographical and historical sidebars throughout the text.

Disease/disorder articles contain some or all of the following sections:

• Definitions -- brief dictionary-style definition of the disorder
• Descriptions -- overview of the disorder; who gets it and why
• Causes & symptoms -- process, substance or organism that produces the condition; any risk factors that increase susceptibility to the condition; signs and symptoms of the disease
• Diagnosis -- overview of procedures and tests used to diagnose the condition; how the test is done; who should be tested and when; time required; cost; whether it's typically covered by insurance
• Treatments -- overview of conventional methods of care or management of the condition, such as drugs, surgeries, physical therapy, etc.
• Alternative treatments -- overview of alternative/complementary therapies that may be used to treat the condition
• Prognosis -- probable outcome of the disease
• Preventions -- what actions can be taken to prevent the condition from occurring

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Clearly structured text, presented with the corresponding illustrations on a two-page spread Compiled by a team of authors with many years experience in the field of diseases of the pancreas, this book is an ideal combination of evidence-based literature and the authors expertise. An interdisciplinary approach to the basis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pancreas has been chosen, and the succinct and clearly structured text is consistently linked with the corresponding illustrations on a two-page spread. The division into three major parts (acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic tumors) further enhances the clarity of the text.In the chapter Acute pancreatitis, along with the new markers of necrosis, several major topics of imaging via nuclear magnetic resonance and the different randomized controlled studies addressing treatment are covered. In the section on chronic pancreatitis, clinical aspects, pancreatic function and imaging, an ... Read more