Description
This concise and practical reference, tailored for fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on gastroenterology subspecialty services, covers both inpatient and outpatient management of gastroenterology with the same clinical practicality as the widely popular Washington Manual™ of Medical Therapeutics. With gastroenterology continuing to expand as a specialty, there is a wealth of new insights on disease pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, and management options that this manual helps to address.
It is the result of a collaborative effort of residents, fellows, and clinical faculty from the distinguished Washington University School of Medicine and serves as a practical quick reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal ailments. New features include:
· Two new chapters included:
o Liver Transplantation
o Genetic Testing in GI Disease
· Chapter on nutrition has been revised to reflect Malnutrition, both over and under nutrition
· Consistent formatting of chapters including the format of individual diseases and symptoms revised to follow specific subheadings
· Extensively updated to include chapter rewrites where necessary
Don’t miss the other key topics in The Washington Manual™ Subspecialty Consult Series:
· Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
· Hematology and Oncology
· Infectious Disease
· Nephrology
· Rheumatology
The Washington Manual™ is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.Features
New, templated format same as The Washington University Medical Therapeutics, 33e
Bulleted format provides quick, salient information
Includes references to more descriptive resources
Includes Web resources for clinicians and patients
Provides information on signs, symptoms, and problems encountered in daily workflow
Bulleted format provides quick, salient information
Includes references to more descriptive resources
Includes Web resources for clinicians and patients
Provides information on signs, symptoms, and problems encountered in daily workflow
About the Author(s)
- C. P Gyawali MD, MRCP
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Specs
- Edition: Third
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781451114102
- Trim Size: 5 x 8
- Pages: 360
- Pub Date: Apr 17, 2012
- Weight: 1.0
