Emergencies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Authors : Harbord, Marcus; Marks, Daniel
Edition : 1
Year : 2014
Description :

An easily accessible guide to diagnosing and managing critical situations, Emergencies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology aids doctors in dealing with acutely sick patients quickly and effectively. The book provides practical advice on how to make difficult decisions in an emergency situation. Areas covered include life and death emergencies, as well as the broad problems faced by on-call Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists on a daily basis. The focus throughout is onimmediate management, but the book also includes reference to long term follow up for certain problems. Each chapter has an ass ... Read more... 
Abstract: An easily accessible guide to diagnosing and managing emergencies, Emergencies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology aids doctors in dealing with acutely sick patients quickly and effectively.


Table of contents : Content: 1. Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding 
2. Overt lower gastrointestinal bleeding 
3. Severe iron deficiency anaemia 
4. Severe vomiting 
5. Severe acute diarrhoea 
6. Gastroenteritis 
7. Complications of inflammatory bowel disease 
8. Acute thoracic pain and dysphagia 
9. Acute abdominal pain 
10. Malnutrition and chronic gastrointestinal disease 
11. Complications of nutritional support 
12. HIV disease and the GI tract 
13. Assessment of liver function 
14. Jaundice 
15. Acute liver failure 
16. Complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension 
17. Infections and the liver 
18. Drug-induced liver injury 
19. The liver in pregnancy 
20. Hepatic trauma 
21. Hepatic, neuroendocrine and general oncological emergencies 
22. Liver transplant patients


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