The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders (Facts on File Library of Health and Living) - Hardcover

Minocha, Anil; Adamec, Christine A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816076618 ISBN 13: 9780816076611

Publisher: Facts on File, 2010

Synopsis

Praise for the previous edition:
"...recommended."—American Reference Books Annual

"Highly recommended."—Choice

"...timely...[the] readable, accessible style should appeal to all...authoritative...helpful...Recommended for consumer health collections, particularly in public libraries."—Library Journal

According to the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, at least 60 to 70 million Americans suffer from digestive diseases each year, and as many as 10 to 15 percent of all inpatient hospitalizations are due to digestive diseases and disorders. The annual medical cost associated with digestive disease is estimated to be more than $100 billion.

The Encyclopedia of the Digestive System and Digestive Disorders, Second Edition is a one-stop guide to the gastrointestinal system and everything that can go wrong with it. Entries explain the organs of the digestive system and how they work, the digestive process, disorders and infectious diseases of the digestive system, and how to maintain good digestive health. This edition has been updated and expanded to include new techniques and technology used for diagnosing and treating digestive diseases, emerging issues in digestive medicine, and recent breakthroughs in understanding digestion and digestive diseases. Appendixes provide body mass index charts and directories of helpful agencies, associations, organizations, and Web sites.

Key topics include:

• Cancers of the digestive system
• Children and digestive diseases
• Common digestive ailments
• Diverticulitis
• Crohn's disease
• Diagnostic tests
• Food-borne illnesses
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Medications and treatments.

 

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Facts On File Library of Health and Living series is a collection of comprehensive and up-to-date resources for understanding and coping with the complexities of modern health and social concerns.The volumes in this series have been written for general readers and professionals alike.

This informative series is an excellent resource for science and health students, health professionals, people suffering from a particular disease or illness, and anyone interested in new developments and discoveries in the health field.

· Each volume provides an objective overview of the essential facts and wider social ramifications that have been established by experts.
· This series offers reliable information and is the ideal place for research on timely health issues.

From Booklist

The human digestive system is a complicated, elegant network of tubes and organs. This encyclopedia does a wonderful job of offering insight as to how it functions when healthy, as well as when things go terribly wrong. In addition to the entries, the reader will find very helpful appendixes, including contact information for U.S and Canadian health departments and organizations, U.S and Canadian poison-control centers, and reliable Web sites for information regarding digestive diseases.

The entries, however, are where the real value is. There are more than 300 of them, ranging in length from just a paragraph or two to multiple pages. They cover topics such as Acid blocking agents, Contaminated food or water, Crohn's disease, Obesity, Steroids, and Vitamin deficiencies. The discussion of various cancers related to the digestive system is 21 pages long and includes entries on diseases such as anal, colorectal, esophageal, and stomach cancer. Causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnoses, and courses of treatment are discussed.

Many entries include bibliographic information, and cross-references are appropriately placed throughout the text. The index is very well developed and detailed.

Public libraries of all sizes and academic libraries with consumer-health collections would benefit from having this volume. Densely packed with dependable information, it will be of value not only to the student but also to individuals who are taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle, as well as patients struggling to understand diagnoses and medicalspeak. Scottie Wallace
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About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0816076618
• ISBN 13: 9780816076611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 353