Keshav / Culver Gastroenterology

Clinical Cases Uncovered
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-29392-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Clinical Cases

Gastroenterology is a critically important specialty in medicine,encompassing the GI tract and two vital organs - the pancreas andthe liver. Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncoveredincludes reference to the new JCHMT curriculum for acute andinternal medicine concerning gastroenterology and hepatology andpresents real-life patient cases and outcomes as seen on the wardsand in exams leading students through a practical approach torecognize, understand, investigate and manage gastroenterologicaland hepatological disorders and conditions.
Following a question-answer approach, with self-assessment MCQs,EMQs and SAQs, and a 'refresher' section on basic science,Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncovered featuresinvestigations and the treatment options available for patientswith upper and lower GI disorders, liver disease, biliary andpancreatic disease, and problems of nutrition.
Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncovered is ideal formedical students, junior doctors on the Foundation Programme, GPtrainees, specialist nurses and nurse practitioners andgastroenterology trainees on the specialty training programme.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keshav, Satish

Culver, Emma

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, vii
How to use this book, viii
List of abbreviations, ix
Part 1 Basics, 1
Basic science, 1
Approach to the patient, 14
Part 2 Cases, 29
Upper gastrointestinal
Case 1 A 61-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia,29
Case 2 A 52-year-old man with atypical chest pain, 34
Case 3 A 57-year-old woman with upper abdominaldiscomfort, 40
Case 4 A 36-year-old man with upper abdominal discomfortand heartburn, 45
Case 5 A 27-year-old woman with nausea and vomiting,51
Case 6 A 73-year-old man with haematemesis and melaena,56
Case 7 A 68-year-old woman with fatigue, weight loss andaltered bowel habit, 63
Lower gastrointestinal
Case 8 A 23-year-old woman with constipation, 69
Case 9 A 24-year-old woman with chronic diarrhoea, 74
Case 10 A 51-year-old woman with acute nausea, vomitingand diarrhoea, 80
Case 11 A 79-year-old woman with altered bowel habit andweight loss, 85
Case 12 A 54-year-old man with rectal bleeding, 90
Case 13 A 66-year-old woman with anaemia, 95
Liver disease
Case 14 A 64-year-old man with abnormal liver functiontests, 100
Case 15 A 45-year-old man with acute jaundice, 109
Case 16 A 53-year-old woman with jaundice and abnormalliver tests, 115
Case 17 A 53-year-old man with abdominal swelling,120
Case 18 A 36-year-old man who drinks alcohol, 125
Biliary and pancreatic disease
Case 19 A 79-year-old man with right upper quadrantcolicky abdominal discomfort, 131
Case 20 A 19-year-old man with acute abdominal pain,136
Nutrition
Case 21 A 35-year-old woman with anorexia, 143
Case 22 A 48-year-old man with an increased body massindex, 148
Functional disorders
Case 23 A 21-year-old student with chronic abdominalpain, 153
Part 3 Self-assessment, 159
MCQs, 159
EMQs, 162
SAQs, 166
Answers, 167
Further reading, 173
Index of cases by diagnosis, 175
Index, 177
The colour plate section can be found facing p.54.

Über Autor(innen)

Satish Keshav is a Consultant Gastroenterologist andHonorary Senior Lecturer at the John Radcliffe Hospitalin Oxford.
Emma Culver is a Registrar Gastroenterologist atthe John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.