Gastrointestinal Emergencies.
Title:
Gastrointestinal Emergencies.
Author:
Tham, Tony C. K.
ISBN:
9781444303308
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Contributors -- Section 1: Approach to Specific Presentations -- 1 Approach to Dysphagia -- 2 Approach to Vomiting -- 3 Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 4 Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain -- 5 Approach to Jaundice -- 6 Acute Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 7 Approach to Diarrhea -- Section 2: Complications of Gastrointestinal Procedures -- 8 Complications of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy -- 9 Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy -- 10 Complications of Variceal Sclerotherapy, Ligation and Balloon Tamponade -- 11 Complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography -- 12 Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery -- 13 Complications of Liver Biopsy -- 14 Complications of Colonoscopy -- 15 Complications of Capsule Endoscopy -- 16 Complications of Endoscopic Ultrasound -- Section 3: Specific Conditions -- 17 Foreign Body Impaction in the Esophagus -- 18 Esophageal Perforation -- 19 Perforation of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 20 Intestinal Obstruction -- 21 Acute Upper Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- 22 Acute Pancreatitis -- 23 Biliary Emergencies -- 24 Variceal Hemorrhage -- 25 Acute Liver Failure -- 26 Management of Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis -- 27 Alcoholic Hepatitis -- 28 Acute Appendicitis -- 29 Ischemic Bowel -- 30 Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis -- 31 Gastrointestinal Infections -- 32 Diverticular Disease -- 33 Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease -- 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 -- Colour Plates.
Abstract:
The definitive reference guide for the management of gastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complications When you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinal emergency - during a procedure or after emergency stabilization - you can count on this updated reference to supply the specific how-to guidance you need. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies: now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances since publication of the first edition covers the full range of gastrointestinal emergencies encountered in daily clinical practice gives evidence-based approaches to the presentation, diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients features the important contributions of new editor Roy Soetikno, Associate Professor of Medicine at the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, California All practitioners involved in gastrointestinal emergency care will find clear and succinct advice in this concise reference. Every Emergency Department and every endoscopy unit should keep a copy close at hand for quick reference.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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