Essentials About GI and Liver Diseases for Nurses: What APRNs Need to Know in a Nutshell

Chaney, Amanda

ISBN 10: 0826140564 / ISBN 13: 9780826140562

Published by Springer Publishing Company, 2017

About this Item

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780826140562.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essentials About GI and Liver Diseases for Nurses: What APRNs Need to Know in a Nutshell
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826140564
• ISBN 13: 9780826140562
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 350 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medicine

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Synopsis

The only resource of its kind, this is a concise, practical guide to GI and Liver Disease that delivers current information on diagnosing, managing, and treating common GI and liver disorders, along with liver transplant guidelines. Written for nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in varied specialties, it fills a gap in information needed by primary and acute care professionals who are the chief caretakers for GI and liver patients. This guide delivers recent important treatment advances that have revolutionized GI and liver care, and provides guidance for seeking expert advice or urgent/emergent care for more complex cases. The resource reviews common GI symptoms and disorders from irritable bowel disorders (including key differences between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) to gallstones and GERD. A section on liver disease describes essential liver functions, reviews liver function tests, and addresses commonly and less commonly seen liver disease diagnoses. Complications of cirrhosis are examined to assure prompt recognition of these potentially deadly symptoms. Additionally, the book addresses liver transplantation with comprehensive attention to the evaluation process, organ donation/allocation, and post-transplant care for donor and recipient alike. Each chapter includes an overview, significant laboratory or imaging findings, treatment options, and expected outcomes. This book was originally published under the Fast Facts series by Springer Publishing Company.