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Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. George Y. Wu

    1. Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA

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  • 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
  • Presents all brand and generic names, indications, contraindications, lactation and pregnancy information, doses, routes of administration, side effects, drug interactions, and relative costs of GI therapies in a highly organized format, and printed in a font size that is easily legible and accessible
  • Fits into a coat pocket

Part of the book series: Clinical Gastroenterology (CG)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Gastrointestinal Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Gastroesophageal Disorders

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 3-16

    3. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 17-22

    4. Specific GI Motility Disorders

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 23-29

    5. General GI Motility Disorders

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 31-44

    6. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 45-63

    7. General GI Infections

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 65-73

    8. Specific GI Microbial Infections

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 75-109

  3. Liver Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Hepatitis

      • Roopjeet K. Bath, George Y. Wu
      Pages 113-137

    3. Portal Hypertension

      • Roopjeet K. Bath
      Pages 139-140

    4. Cholestasis

      • Roopjeet K. Bath
      Pages 141-142

    5. Hepatic Encephalopathy

      • Roopjeet K. Bath
      Pages 143-146

    6. Overload Disorders

      • Roopjeet K. Bath
      Pages 147-155

    7. Pruritus

      • Marianna Mavilia, George Y. Wu
      Pages 157-163

  4. Pancreatic and Malabsorptive Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Acute and Chronic Pancreatic Disease

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 167-185

    3. Nutrient and Enzyme Deficiencies

      • Houman Rezaizadeh, Erik Olson
      Pages 187-192

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 193-207
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About this book

This new edition is a comprehensive, yet concise text that provides current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information for GI Disease. Each chapter addresses a specific GI disease or condition and provides a list of 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. The text is also supplemented with tables, algorithms, and key references.

 Written by experts in the field, Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Second Edition is a valuable and portable resource of use to anyone involved in the treatment of patients with GI disease.

 

Reviews

“This quick reference guide to the treatment of various GI diseases covers medications that every gastroenterologist should be familiar with. … The book is written for all medical professionals, ranging from medical students to physicians, and it is appropriate for this audience. … The book provides good, quick, and easy-to-read information on the medications to treat a variety of GI diseases, and it does a good job of explaining them.” (Noah Settergren, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA

    George Y. Wu

About the editor

George Y. Wu, MD, PhD
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: George Y. Wu

  • Series Title: Clinical Gastroenterology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33317-5

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33317-5Published: 29 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7399

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7704

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XI, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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