Sitaraman and Friedman's Essentials of Gastroenterology

ThisrevisedandupdatedsecondeditionofthepopularandcomprehensiveguidetothestudyofgastroenterologyTherevisedsecondeditionofEssentialsofGastroenterologyprovidesahighlypracticalandconciseguidetogastroenterology.ThetextcoverseverymajordisorderlikelytobeencounteredduringbothGItrainingandinclinicalpractice.ItalsooffersahandbookforpreparingforBoardexaminations(e.g.,USMLEandInternalMedicineBoardexaminations)aswellasahandyclinicalconsultationtool.Fullyupdatedtoreflectthelatestscientificinformationandpracticeguidelines,eachsectionofthebookcoversaspecificareaofthegastroenterologytractandfollowsastandardoutline:generalinformation,normalphysiology,etiologyandpathophysiology,clinicalpresentation,diagnosis,differentialdiagnosis,complications,prognosis,andtreatment.Thetextprovideseasy-to-assimilateinformationoneachdisorderandincludesthekeyfacts,concise,bulletedparagraphs,andastructurethatlendsitselftoaccessibilityandpoint-of-careuseinabusyclinicalsetting.Inaddition,InternalMedicineBoard-stylemultiplechoicequestionsallowuserstoself-assesstheirknowledge,aphotogalleryprovidesagreatvisualelement,andclinicalcasesthroughoutallowreaderstoidentifywithreal-lifeclinicalscenarios.EssentialsofGastroenterologyisthehands-onguidethat:•Coversthewholeofgastroenterologyinonehighlypracticalvolume•Presentsupdatedpedagogicfeaturestohelpachieverapidclinicalunderstanding,suchascasestudies,practicepoints,keyweblinksandpotentialpitfallsboxes•Includesmorethan100InternalMedicineBoard-stylemultiplechoicequestionsidealforself-assessment•Containscomparisonofmajorsociety(BSG,ASG,ACG,UEGF,etc.)guidelinesforallmainGIconditionsDesignedforusbygastroenterologistsandGItrainees,EssentialsofGastroenterologyistherevisedandimprovededitionofthepopularmanualthatisfilledwithup-to-dateinformationonalltheGIdisorders.Traineeswilllearntheessentialsoftheirspecialty,aswellasprovidingtheseasonedgastroenterologistwithausefulrefreshertool.