Overview
- Unique handbook that combines current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information
- Provides practical treatment algorithms and easy-to-reference information on treatment agents for the most prominent GI conditions
- Updated with information on new medications for the treatment of GI diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and viral hepatitis, as well as new data on several diseases
- Fits into a coat pocket
Part of the book series: Clinical Gastroenterology (CG)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This new edition is a comprehensive yet concise text that combines current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information for GI Disease. Each chapter addresses a specific GI disease or condition and lists all agents available for that condition, including all brand and generic names, indications, contraindications, lactation and pregnancy information, doses, routes of administration, duration, and relative cost. Special features include tables, algorithms, and key references. The book also has chapter tabs for easy access, a durable cover to withstand frequent use, and fits in a white coat pocket. The third edition has been updated with information on new medications for the treatment of GI diseases including esophageal motility, peptic diseases, bacterial and fungal infections, parasitic, malabsorptive, inflammatory bowel and viral hepatitis, as well as genetic diseases.
Written by experts in the field, Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Third Edition is a valuable and portable resource of use to anyone involved in the treatment of patients with GI disease.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
University of Connecticut Health Center
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology
Farmington, CT
USA
Marianna G. Mavilia, DO
University of Connecticut Health Center
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology
Farmington, CT
USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics
Editors: Marianna G. Mavilia, George Y. Wu
Series Title: Clinical Gastroenterology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72592-1
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72591-4Published: 11 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-72592-1Published: 10 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2197-7399
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7704
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XIII, 272
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gastroenterology, Pharmacology/Toxicology