Full Description
Exceptionally good value book and CD-ROM package! The book: The most complete reference work available on the subject, Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 7th Edition provides a balanced, detailed account of the basic science of the digestive system, as well as complete coverage of current diagnosis and management. Readers will find up-to-date discussions of the cell biology and molecular biology that determine the digestive system's function, in addition to thorough descriptions of organ physiology and the pathophysiology of the signs, symptoms and laboratory abnormalities of organ disease. This revision has been brought completely up to date with a new main editor, new authors, and new editors specialising in imaging and pathology. The CD-ROM This classic returns also as a CD-ROM which has all the same great information as the text. It further offers links to medline abstracts and papers and a pathology atlas.
Contents
Section I. Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract 1. Gastrointestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters 2. Immunology and Inflammation of the GI Tract 3. Principles of GI Neoplasia Section II. Approach to Patients with Symptoms & Signs 4. Functional GI Disorders including Chronic Abdominal Pain 5. Acute Abdominal Pain 6. Dysphagia, Odynophagia, Heartburn & Noncardiac Chest Pain and Other Esophageal 7. Symptoms 8. Dyspepsia 9. Nausea and Vomiting 10. Diarrhea 11. Intestinal Gas 12. Fecal Incontinence 13. Constipation 14. Acute and Chronic GI Bleeding 15. Jaundice Section III. Nutrition in Gastroenterology 16. The Malnourished Patient: Nutritional Assessment and Management 17. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 18. Obesity, Anorexia Nervosa, and Bulimia Section IV. Topics Involving Multiple Organs 19. Oral and Cutaneous Manifestations of GI Disease 20. Diverticula of the Esophagus, Stomach, and Small Bowel 21. Hernias and Volvulus of the GI Tract 22. Foreign Bodies and Bezoars 23. Caustic Injury to the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract 24. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug and GI Disease 25. Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistulas 26. Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy 27. GI Complications of Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation 28. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 29. Effects on the Gut of Systemic Disease and Other Extraintestinal Conditions 30. Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Section V. Esophagus 31. Anatomy and Development and Acquired Anomalies of the Esophagus 32. Motor Physiology and Motor Disorders of the Esophagus 33. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications In
