Gastroenterology and Hepatology Manual

The rise of international travel has given previously region-specific diseases a global presence. The book is aimed at students, interns, fellows and health care providers.It contains chapters devoted to clinical examination and an outline of how to approach common problems encountered at the bedside. The format and style of the book allows common clinical problems to be identified and recognised within the framework of a global perspective. Key Features Fourth book in the Quick Flick Series Truly international topic and content Succinct Chapters by SMEs Divided into sections and covers gastro, hepatology, pancreatic disorders and a unique section on traditional medicine Essential for doctors in Australia who are now faced with a broader range of diseases that ever due to travel and immigration Ensures Doctors will keep up to date and prevent pitfalls in diagnosis Emeritus Professor Isidor Segal , MB, Bch, PhD, FRCP (UK), FRACP, AGAF, currently affiliated with the Gastroenterology Division, POW Hospital, Sydney Australia. C.S.Pitchumoni , MD, FRCP(C), MACP, MACG, MPH Clinical Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Adjunct Professor New York Medical College, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University school of Medicine, Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick NJ Dr Joseph Sung , Director, Cheng Suen Man Shook Foundation Centre for Hepatitis Studies; Director, University's Institute of Digestive Disease Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases; Associate Dean for General Affairs, Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine; Director, Institute of Digestive Disease of the University Professor Table of contents Section 1 - An overview 1. Introduction 2. A global phenomenon: medicine without frontiers Section 2 - Gastrointestinal diseases Part A: Clinical assessments 3. Acute and chronic abdominal pain Part B: Western diseases spreading their wings 4. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) 5. Irritable bowel syndrome 6. Changing patterns of inflammatory bowel disease in a global context (ulcerative colitis) 7. Changing patterns of inflammatory bowel disease in a global context (Crohn's disease) 8. Constipation 9. Colorectal cancer Part C: Diseases of emerging countries making inroads globally 10. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis versus Crohn's disease 11. Traveller's diarrhoea 12. Cholera 13. Malaria 14. Leptospirosis 15. Listeriosis 16. Amoebiasis 17. Schistosomiasis: global impact Part D: Diseases in the melting pot 18. Giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis 19. Gastrointestinal disorders in HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections Part E: Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract 20. Cancer of the oesophagus: intercontinental variations 21. Global trends in gastric cancer: association with Helicobacer pylori and other factors 22. Clinical aspects of gastric cancer Part F: Preventative gastroenterology 23. Preventative gastroenterology Part G: Nutrition 24. Nutritional evaluation: a paradigm shift in the twenty-first century 25. Impact on children of global nutritional breakdown Part H: Gastrointestinal tools 26. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 27. Gastrointestinal endoscopy: an overview 28. Alimentary tract imaging Section 3 - Pancreatic Diseases 29. Acute pancreatitis 30. Chronic pancreatitis 31. Pancreatic Cancer 32. Imaging of the pancreas Section 4 - Hepatology Part A: Diseases evoking a global impact 33. Cirrhosis and complications 34. Acute liver failure 35. Acute hepatitis 36. Hepatitis B infection 37. Hepatitis C infection 38. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 39. Alcoholic liver disease 40. Hepatocellular carcinoma 41. Hepatic imaging Part B: Biliary diseases 42. Gallstones and their sequelae 43. Neoplasms of the gall bladder and biliary tracts 44. Imaging of the biliary tract Section 5 - Traditional cultural medicine 45. Traditional Chinese medicine 46. Traditional Indian medicine