GI Emergencies

A Quick Reference Guide

Robert Lowe, Francis A. Farraye

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2024
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040138229
• Topic: Medizin
• Subtopic: Gastroenterologie & Hepatolgie

GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide contains practical information regarding the diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal emergencies. Each chapter is written by a fellow or resident with an experienced clinician. This offers the perspective of a trainee, who has many basic questions about how to handle a given situation, combined with the experience of a seasoned practitioner who can guide the work-up and treatment of each clinical case.The result is a reference that provides the clinical acumen of a trained gastroenterologist in an easy-to-use format for physicians to approach GI emergencies efficiently and thoroughly. The dual-perspectives blend perfectly together to create a practical, evidence-based read for the learning physician.In GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide, Dr. Robert C. Lowe and Dr. Francis A. Farraye, along with 20 contributors, help physicians deal with problems as they occur in a "real-time" format.Some Topics Include: • Evaluation and management of acute liver failure• Caustic ingestions, foreign bodies, and food impaction• Nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage• Acute pancreatitis• Complications of endoscopyThe case-based format is less formal than that of a typical textbook, making it enjoyable without losing the educational value and evidence-based recommendations needed to provide excellent patient care.With succinct key teaching points, GI Emergencies: A Quick Reference Guide assists physicians who are training interns, residents, and medical students in training, making it an all-around reference for those in the gastroenterology field.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Editors
• Contributing Authors
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• Chapter 2 Evaluation and Management of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage
• Chapter 3 Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Chapter 4 Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain
• Chapter 5 Bowel Obstruction and Pseudo-Obstruction
• Chapter 6 Fulminant Colitis
• Chapter 7 Acute Pancreatitis
• Chapter 8 Acute Cholangitis and Biliary Emergencies
• Chapter 9 Evaluation and Management of Acute Liver Failure
• Chapter 10 Complications of Portal Hypertension
• Chapter 11 Ischemic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Chapter 12 Caustic Ingestions, Foreign Bodies, and Food Impactions
• Chapter 13 Complications of Endoscopy
• Financial Disclosures
• Index