Practical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review Toolkit

Packed with Board–focused hints, case studies and an online Board–standard MCQ test offering CME credits, this fantastic book covers every gastroenterology disease and symptom you re likely to encounter and is the perfect tool to prepare for Board exams and certification. INDICE:   .   . How to Pass the Boards in Gastro enterology and Hepatology . . .   . 1 . First time takers .   . . .   . 2 . Recertifying . . .   . 3 . Tips and Tricks . . .   . 4 . Topics to Focus on . . .   .   . Esophagus and Stomach . . .   .   . Pathobiology of the Esophagus and Stomach . . .   . 1 . Anatomy, Embryology and Congenital Malformations of the Esophagus and Stomach .   . . .   . 2 . Esophageal Function .   . . .   . 3 . Gastric Motor Function .   . . .   . 4 . Gastric Acid Secretion and Hormones .   . . .   .   . Other Diagnostic Modalities . . .   . 5 . Radiologic Approach to Diagnosis in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract  . . . . .   . 6 . Esophageal Motility Testing .   . . .   . 7 . Ambulatory Reflux Monitoring .   . . .   . 8 . Gastric Motility Testing .   . . .   .   . Problem–Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis . . .   . 9 . General Approach to History Taking and Physical Exam of the Upper GI Tract .   . . .   . 10 . Heartburn, Regurgitation and Chest Pain  .   . . .   . 11 . Dysphagia .   . . .   . 12 . Miscellaneous Upper Symptoms .   . . .   . 13 . Dyspepsia and Indigestion .   . . .   . 14 . Nausea and Vomiting .   . . .   . 15 . Hematemesis .   . . .   .   . Diseases of the Esophagus . . .   . 16 . Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Extraesophageal GERD .   . . .   . 17 . Barrett?s Esophagus . .   . . .   . 18 . Eosinophilic Esophagitis .   . . .   . 19 . Achalasia .   . . .   . 20 . Other Esophageal Motility Disorders .   . . .   . 21 . Infections in the Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patient .   . . .   . 22 . Strictures, Rings and Webs .   . . .   . 23 . Mechanisms of Esophageal Injury .   . . .   . 24 . Surgery for Benign Esophageal Disease .   . . .   . 25 . Esophageal Cancer  .   . . .   .   . Diseases of the Stomach. . . .   . 26 . Peptic Ulcer Disease .   . . .   . 27 . Helicobacter pylori .   . . .   . 28 . Gastritis .   . . .   . 29 . Gastroparesis .   . . .   . 30 . Non–Variceal Upper GI Bleeding .   . . .   . 31 . Gastric Tumors .   . . .   . 32 . Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis .   . . .   . 33 . Hernias and Volvulus .   . . .   . 34 . Surgery for Peptic Ulcer Disease .   . . .   . 35 . Esophageal and Gastric Involvement in Systemic and Cutaneous Disease .   . . .   .   . Functional Diseases . . .   . 36 . Functional Esophageal Disorders .   . . .   . 37 . Functional Stomach Disorders .   . . .   .   . Intestine and Pancreas . . .   .   . Pathobiology of the Intestine and Pancreas . . .   . 1 . Clinical Anatomy, Embryology and Congenital Anomalies .   . . .   . 2 . Small Intestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters  .   . . .   . 3 . Mucosal Immunology of the Intestine .   . . .   . 4 . Motor and Sensory Function .   . . .   . 5 . Neoplasia .   . . .   .   . Problem–Based Approach to Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis. . . .   . 8 . General Approach to Relevant History Taking and Physical Examination .   . . .   . 9 . Acute Abdominal Pain .   . . .   . 10 . Acute Diarrhea .   . . .   . 11 . Chronic Diarrhea. .   . . .   . 12 . Loss of Appetite and Loss of Weight .   . . .   . 13 . Food Allergy and Intolerance .   . . .   . 14 . Abdominal Bloating and Visible Distention .   . . .   . 15 . Obesity and Presentations after Anti–obesity Surgery .   . . .   . 16 . Assessment of Nutritional Status .   . . .   . 17 . Hematochezia .   . . .   . 18 . Obscure GI Bleeding . .   . . .   . 19 . Constipation .   . . .   . 20 . Perianal Disease .   . . .   . 21 . Fecal Incontinence .   . . .   . 22 . Colorectal Cancer Screening .   . . .   . 23 . Endoscopic Palliation of Cancer .   . . .   .   . Diseases of the Small Intestine. . . .   . 24 . Crohn s Disease .   . . .   . 25 . Tumors of the Small Intestine .   . . .   . 26 . Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth .   . . .   . 27 . Celiac Sprue and Tropical Sprue .   . . .   . 28 . Whipple s Disease .   . . .   . 29 . Short Bowel Syndrome .   . . .   . 30 . <A!D83>Protein–Losing Gastroenteropathy .   . . .   . 31 . Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI) and Chronic Mesenteric Insufficiency .   . . .   . 32 .   .   . . .   . 33 . Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo–obstruction .   . . .   .   . Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. . . .   . 34 . Ulcerative Colitis .   . . .   . 35 . Infectious Proctocolitis, Microscopic and Collagenous Colitis, Clostridium difficile Infection and Pseudomembranous Colitis  .   . . .   . 35 . Colonic Ischemia  .   . . .   . 37 . Acute Diverticulitis  .   . . .   . 38 . Acute Colonic Pseudo–obstruction  .   . . .   . 39 . Colonic Polyps and Colon Cancer .   . . .   . 40 . Anorectal Testing .   . . .   . 41 . Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistula .   . . .   . 42 . Acute Appendicitis .   . . .   . 43 . Pregnancy and Luminal GI Disease .   . . .   . 44 . Consequences of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection .   . . .   .   . Diseases of the Pancreas. . . .   . 45 . Acute Pancreatitis and Peripancreatic Fluid Collections .   . . .   . 46 . Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocysts .   . . .   . 47 . Autoimmune Pancreatitis .   . . .   . 48 . Pancreatic Cancer and Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms .   . . .   .   .   .   . . .   .   . Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. . . .   . 49 . Irritable Bowel Syndrome .   . . .   . 50 . Functional Constipation and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction .   . . .   . 51 . Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain .   . . .   . 52 . Functional Abdominal Bloating and Gas .   . . .   .   . Transplantation. . . .   . 53 . Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation .   . . .   .   . Liver and Biliary Tract . . .   .   . Diagnostic Approaches in Liver Disease. . . .   . 1 . Approach to History Taking and Physical Examination in Liver and Biliary Disease .   . . .   .   . a. Should incorporate the prior content and include problem based approach: I: Jaundice and pruritus, ii: right upper quandrant pain, & iii: assessment of abornal liver injury tests .   . . .   . 2 . Fulminant Liver Failure .   . . .   . 3 . Imaging of the Liver and Biliary Tree .   . . .   .   . a. emphasis on imaging but should incorporate clinical issues related to mass lessions (this should be consolidation of two prior very similar chapters) .   . . .   . 4 . Assessment of liver fibrosis: liver biopsy and other techniques .   . . .   . 5 . Endoscopic techniques used in the management of liver and biliary tree disease .   . . .   .   . a: ERCP  b: EUS .   . . .   .   . Disease of the Liver . . .   . 6 . Acute Viral Hepatiti .   . . .   .   . i: Hepatitis A & E  ii: Other viruses .   . . .   . 7 . Chronic Viral Hepatitis .   . . .   .   . I: Hepatitis B &D ii: Hepatitis C I(to be written late in the course of development to make as up to date as possible) iii: the HIV infected patient with viral hepatitis .   . . .   . 8 . Bacterial, Parasistic and other infections of the Liver .   . . .   . 9 . Toxic Liver Disease .   . . .   .   . i: Drug induced Hepatotoxicity ii: Alcoholic Liver Disease .   . . .   . 10 . Autoimmune Liver Diseases .   . . .   .   . i: Autoimmune Hepatitis ii: primary biliary cirrhosis  iii: celiac sprue .   . . .   . 11 . Vascular Diseases of the Liver .   . . .   .   . i: Budd–Chiari  ii: SOS syndrome  iii: Hepatic complications of cancer therapy and BMT .   . . .   . 12 . Metabolic Syndrome and NASH .   . . .   . 13 . Metabolic liver disease .   . . .   . 14 . Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases .   . . .   . 15 . Diseases of the Biliary Tract and Gallbladder .   . . .   .   . i: Gallstones/Cholecystitis ii: Polyps of the Gallbladder, Cholesterolosis and Adenomyomatosis  iii: Pyogenic Cholangitis  iv: Cancer of the Gallbladder, Biliary Tree and Ampulla of Vater  v: Biliary Tract infections (Cover flukes)  vi: Autoimmune cholangiopathies vii:  PSC .   . . .   .   . Problems Related to Chronic Liver Disease. . . .   . 16 . Portal Hypertension .   . . .   .   . i: Varices, ii: Ascites iii: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis iv: Hepatorenal Syndrome  v: Heptatic Encephalopathy  vi: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome/ Hepatoplumonary Hypertension .   . . .   . 17 . Tips .   . . .   . 18 . Primary Carcinoma of the Liver .   . . .   .   . i: address HCC management and discussion of liver transplant ii: discuss moder Hepatology based management of cholangiocarcinoma .   . . .   . 19 . Pregnancy and liver disease .   . . .   . 20 . Pediatric Liver Disease .   . . .   .   . I; topics that netersect adult Gi, a: biliary atreasia survivors b: CF and the liver  c: Inborn errors of metabolism  d: metabolic diseases: Hemochromatosis, alpha 1 antitryspin deficiency, wilsons disease. .   . . .   .   . Liver Transplantation . . .   . 21 . Indications and Patient Selection .   . . .   . 22 . What hpatologists Must Know About Liver Transplant Surgery. .   . . .   .   . i:  empahsize technical and anatomic issues, ii: discuss donor selection in deceased (CD and DBD) iii; living donor transplantation iv: the first 30 days, technical issues .   . . .   . 23 . Immunosuppression: The Essentials . .   . . .   . 24 . Medical management of Liver Transplant patient .   . . .   . 25 . Organ allocation policy: practical issues and challenges to the Gastroenterologist .   . . .   .   . Gastroenterology and Hepatology Trial Board Questions and Answers

• ISBN: 978-1-118-82906-6
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 680
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés