Emergencies in gastroenterology and hepatology /

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Author / Creator:Marks, Daniel.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 377 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Emergencies in
Emergencies in-- series.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014340
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Other authors / contributors:Harbord, Marcus.
ISBN:9780191552342
0191552348
9780191742415
0191742414
9780199231362
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Marks, Daniel, 1980- Emergencies in gastroenterology and hepatology. First edition. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013 9780199231362
Print version: Marks, Daniel. Emergencies in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Oxford : OUP Oxford, ©2013 9780199231362
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding; 2 Acute 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 gastrointestinal tract; 13 Assessment of liver function; 14 Jaundice; 15 Acute liver failure; 16 Complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
  • 17 Infections and the liver18 Drug-induced liver injury; 19 The liver in pregnancy; 20 Hepatic trauma; 21 Hepatic, neuroendocrine, and general oncological emergencies; 22 Liver transplant patients; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.