GI/Liver Secrets Plus: First South Asia Edition

Description

Stay up to date on today’s most common GI and liver disorders and their management with GI/Liver Secrets Plus. This enhanced medical reference book is an excellent resource for understanding the physiology and therapy in hepatic and digestive disease. Whether preparing for an exam or quickly checking a clinical question, the user-friendly Secrets Series® style makes this book a valuable addition to your library!

Key Features

• Easily locate important information with bulleted lists, tables, boxes, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference.
• Access a broad range of topics that focus on all of today’s most common GI and liver disorders and their management.

Table of Contents

1. Top 100 Secrets
2. Part I. Esophagus
   1. Swallowing Disorders and Dysphagia
   2. Gastroesophageal Reflux Dısease
   3. Esophageal Causes of Chest Pain
   4. Achalasia
   5. Esophageal Cancer
   6. Esophageal Anomalies, Infections, and Nonacid Injuries
   7. Barrett’s Esophagus
   8. Esophageal and Stomach Pathology
3. Part II. Stomach
   1. Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, NSAIDS, and Helicobacter pylori Infection
   2. Gastric Cancer
   3. Thickened Gastric Folds
   4. Gastroparesis
4. Part III. Liver & Biliary Tract Disorders
   1. Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Tests
   2. General Concepts on Viral Hepatitis
   3. Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C
   4. Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis B
   5. Autoimmune Hepatitis: Diagnosis
   6. Autoimmune Hepatitis: Treatment
   7. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
   8. Vaccinations and Immunoprophylaxis in Gastrointestinal and Liver Disorders
   9. Pregnancy and Liver Disease
   10. Rheumatologic Manifestations of Hepatobiliary Diseases
   11. Evaluation of Focal Liver Masses
   12. Drug-Induced Liver Disease
   13. Alcoholic Liver Disease, Acoholism and Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
   14. Vascular Liver Disease
   15. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
   16. Liver Transplantation
   17. Ascites
   18. Liver Abscess
   19. Inheritable Forms of Liver Disease
   20. Liver Histopathology
   21. Hepatobiliary Cystic Disease
   22. Gallbladder Disease: Stones, Crystals and Sludge
   23. ERCP Plus Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction
5. Part IV. Pancreatic Disorders
   1. Acute Pancreatitis
   2. Chronic Pancreatitis
   3. Pancreatic Cancer
   4. Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
6. Part V. Small and Large Bowel Disorders
   1. Celiac Disease
   2. Crohn’s Disease
   3. Ulcerative Colitis
   4. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
   5. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
7. Part VI. Colon Disorders
   1. Colon Disorders and Colon Cancer
   2. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
   3. Diverticulitis
   4. Diseases of the Appendix
   5. Colitis: Pseudomembranous, Microscopic, and Radiation
8. Part VII. General Symptoms and Conditions
   1. Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
   2. Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
   3. Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
   4. Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain
   5. Evaluation of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
   6. Chronic Diarrhea
   7. AIDS and the Gastrointestinal Tract
   8. Ischemic Bowel Disease
   9. Nutrition, Malnutrition and Probiotics
   10. Small Bowel and Colon Pathology
   11. Foreign Bodies and the Gastrointestinal Tract
   12. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Irritable Bowel
   13. Endoscopic Cancer Screening and Surveillance
9. Part VIII. Multisystem Manifestations of GI Disease
   1. Rheumatologic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases
   2. Dermatologic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
   3. Endocrine Aspects of Gastrointestinal System
10. Part IX. Gastrointestinal Radiology
    1. Plain Film, Barium and Virtual Radiography
    2. Interventional Radiology I: Cross-Sectional Imaging Procedures
    3. Interventional Radiology II: Fluoroscopic and Angiographic Procedures
    4. Noninvasive GI Imaging: Ultrasound, Computerized Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    5. Nuclear Imaging
    6. Endoscopic Ultrasound
11. Part X. Surgery and the GI Tract
    1. Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy
    2. Esophageal Surgery
    3. Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4. Surgical Approach to the Acute Abdomen
    5. Colorectal Surgery: Polyposis Syndromes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    6. Obesity and Surgical Weight Loss
    7. Minimally Invasive Surgery

Author Biography

Peter McNally

Chief, GI/Hepatology, Evans Army Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado