Pediatric Practice Gastroenterology

Description:
Complete how-to guidance on managing gastrointestinal diseases and disorders in children In full color! Part of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Gastroenterology is a unique source of clinically relevant information on the diagnosis and treatment of children with gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders. The care of the patient forms the core of this full-color resource, which also provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, pediatric resident, gastroenterologist, and pediatric nurse needs to know. Expert authors in each subject area provide detailed, yet concise overviews of important disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, pancreas, and liver. You will also find discussion of common symptoms, their differential diagnosis, and how they should be evaluated and treated along with an introduction to the use of diagnostic modalities such as radiology, nuclear medicine, and endoscopy. A listing of relevant, recent articles appears at the end of each chapter allowing you to expand your exploration of a given topic. The Pediatric Practice series simplifies the care of pediatric patients by delivering: Tips that tell you what you must know--and what you must do--at every stage of care Diagnostic and treatment algorithms Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes 'When to Refer' boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations Diagnostic Tests--with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format Convenient icons and a templated chapter design Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams Logical section organization, with consistent headings among chapters covering similar topics Introductory sections that provide an update on recent research that informs clinical practice Full-color throughout

Table of Contents:
Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION 1: SYMPTOMS AND ASSESSMENT; 1. Abdominal Pain, Sanjoy Banerjee; 2. Vomiting, Narayanan Venkatasubramani and B.U.K. Li; 3. Feeding and Swallowing Disorders, Richard J. Noel; 4. Diarrhea, Dawn R. Ebach; 5. Constipation, Uma Padhye Phatak and Dinesh S. Pashankar; 6. Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Eyad Hanna; 7. Jaundice and Neonatal Cholestasis, Riad M. Rahhal; 8. Nutrition, Robert D. Baker and Susan S. Baker; SECTION 2: DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY; 9. Imaging in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Yutaka Sato and Achint K. Singh; 10. Endoscopy, Michael A. Manfredi and Jennifer R. Lightdale; 11. Esophageal pH and Impedance Monitoring, Rachel Rosen, Eric Chiou, and Samuel Nurko; SECTION 3: DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH AND INTESTINE; 12. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Benjamin D. Gold; 13. Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease, Aliye Uc and Bharani Pandrangi; 14. Abdominal Wall Defects, Steven Elliott and Anthony Sandler; 15. Atresias, Webs, and Duplications, Joel Shilyansky and Graeme Pitcher; 16. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Rebecca Scherr and Subra Kugathasan; 17. Food Allergy and Intolerance, Jonathan E. Markowitz and Chris A. Liacouras; 18. Celiac Disease, Edward Hoffenberg and Thomas Flass; 19. Disorders of Gastrointestinal Motility, Hayat Mousa; 20. Short Bowel Syndrome, Riad M. Rahhal; 21. Surgical Emergencies, John Meehan; 22. Polyps and Tumors of the Intestines, Warren P. Bishop; SECTION 4: DISORDERS OF THE LIVER; 23. Biliary Atresia, Melissa Leyva-Vega and Barbara A. Haber; 24. Viral Hepatitis, Jose R. Romero and Judith A. O'Connor; 25. Wilson's Disease, Karan McBride Emerick; 26. Alpha-1-antitrypsin Deficiency, Jeffrey H. Teckman; 27. Autoimmune Liver Disorders, Tyler M. Burpee and Karen F. Murray; 28. Metabolic and Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Judith A. O'Connor; 29. Liver Transplantation, Yumirle Turmelle and Ross W. Shepherd; 30. Liver Failure and Portal Hypertension, Elizabeth Mileti and Philip Rosenthal; SECTION 5: DISORDERS OF THE PANCREAS; 31. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, Mark E. Lowe; 32. Pancreatic Insufficiency and Cystic Fibrosis, Aliye Uc; Index

Author Biography:
Warren P. Bishop, MD Professor of Pediatrics Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Director, Division of Gastroenterology University of Iowa Children's Hospital Iowa City, IA