Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Language: English
Published by HEALTH PRESS, 2014
- Softcover
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- Title
- Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Author
- Rampton, David S.
- Publisher
- HEALTH PRESS
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 190854175X
- ISBN 13
- 9781908541758
- Edition
- 4th Edition
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, referred to collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are chronic debilitating disorders. IBD, particularly Crohn s disease, is increasing everywhere, most notably in the Western world where about 1 in 200 people now has the condition. This highly readable, zippy fourth edition of Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease provides succinct yet thorough information that will aid early recognition of these disorders and their complications, alongside practical holistic management advice.
So what s new in this edition?
- Increased insight into the causes of IBD
- New chapters on extraintestinal manifestations and management principles
- Key information on the limitations and side effects of traditional treatment options
- New and emerging drugs that target specific inflammatory pathways
- An overview of specific management issues in elderly patients
With important emphasis on the doctor patient relationship and effective multidisciplinary services, Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease is an invaluable resource for all primary care providers, hospital doctors in training, nurses, stoma therapists, dieticians, psychologists, counselors and social workers; in fact, all health professionals involved in the care of patients with IBD, as well as patients who wish to know more about their condition.
Contents:
- Etiopathogenesis
- Clinical features and intestinal complications
- Extraintestinal manifestations and complications
- Diagnosis
- Drugs used to treat IBD
- Principles of management
- Medical management of ulcerative colitis
- Medical management of Crohn s disease
- Surgery
- IBD in pregnancy, childhood and old age
- Prognosis
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About the Author
David S Rampton, St. Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
Fergus Shanahan, Cork University Hospital Cork, Eire.
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