Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (eBook)

A Clinician's Guide

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J. Xavier, Daniel K. Podolsky (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017 | 1. Auflage
232 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-07762-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Clinician's Guide provides practical guidance for the diagnosis and management of those suspected or known to have one of the forms of these complex diseases. It is perfect both for gastroenterology trainees learning to care for these patients and the experienced physician as a concise and practical resource for day to day use.
Written by the experts, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Clinician's Guide is an essential tool for all gastroenterologists managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Autor

Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Ramnik J. Xavier MD, Kurt Isselbacher Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Institute Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Boston, MA, USA. Daniel K. Podolsky MD, President, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA.

Inhalt

Preface ix

Section I Pathogenesis and Clinical Features 1

1 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 3

2 Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease 17

3 Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis 33

4 Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 49

Section II Therapeutic Agents 63

5 Aminosalicylates 65

6 Corticosteroids 75

7 Immunomodulators 85

8 Biologic Therapies 101

9 Antibiotics 123

Section III Management 131

10 Medical Management of Ulcerative Colitis 133

11 Medical Management of Crohn's Disease 149

12 Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 159

13 Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 171

Section IV Special Considerations 189

14 Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 191

15 Pregnancy, Conception, and Childbirth 199

16 Inflammatory Bowel Disease During Childhood and Adolescence 209

Index 217

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"This is a valuable book that everybody taking care of IBD patients should have. It is very concise but at the same time very complete" Henrique Fernandez, MD, FACP, Parkview Medical Center on behalf of Doody's

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.3.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
• Schlagworte: Chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankungen • Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics • Gastroenterologie • Gastroenterologie u. Hepatologie • Gastroenterology & Hepatology • Gastrointestinal surgery • Klinische Pharmakologie u. Therapie • Magen-Darm-Chirurgie • Medical Science • Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-119-07762-1 / 1119077621
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-07762-6 / 9781119077626