Sitaraman and Friedman's Essentials of Gastroenterology

Section 1: Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract – Shreya Raja and Melanie Harrison

1. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease – Jennifer Christie
2. Dysphagia – Shanthi Srinivasan
3. Peptic Ulcer Disease – Lawrence S. Friedman
4. Common Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries – Edward Lin
5. Acute Diarrhea – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth
6. Chronic Diarrhea – Robin E. Rutherford
7. Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Shanthi Srinivasan
8. Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth
9. Constipation – Shanthi Srinivasan
10. Colorectal Neoplasms –Vincent W. Yang

Section 2: Liver – John Paul Norvell

11. Liver Anatomy and Histopathology – Frank A. Anania
12. Liver Biochemical Tests – Samir Parekh
13. Viral Hepatitis – Lawrence S. Friedman
14. Alcoholic Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – Ryan M. Ford
15. Chronic Liver Disease – Preeti A. Reshamwala
16. Portal Hypertension – Ram Subramanian

Section 3: Pancreas and Biliary System – Stephan Goebel and Lisa Cassani

17. Pancreatic Anatomy and Function – Field F. Willingham
18. Acute Pancreatitis – Steven Keilin
19. Chronic Pancreatitis – Qiang Cai
20. Bile Acid Metabolism – Field F. Willingham
21. Gallstones and Complications – Julia Massaad

Section 4: Common Problems in Gastroenterology – Jan-Michael A. Klapproth and Meena Prasad

22. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Tanvi Dhere
23. Abdominal Pain – Kamil Obideen
24. Jaundice – Preeti A. Reshamwala
25. Abdominal Emergencies – Stephan Goebel

Section 5: Picture Gallery – Sonali Sakaria

26. Classic Skin Manifestations – Melanie S. Harrison
27. Classic Images – Pardeep Mittal
28. Classic Pathology – Meena Prasad

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This revised and updated second edition of the popular and comprehensive guide to the study of gastroenterology

The revised second edition of Essentials of Gastroenterology provides a highly practical and concise guide to gastroenterology. The text covers every major disorder likely to be encountered during both GI training and in clinical practice. It also offers a handbook for preparing for Board examinations (e.g., USMLE and Internal Medicine Board examinations) as well as a handy clinical consultation tool. Fully updated to reflect the latest scientific information and practice guidelines, each section of the book covers a specific area of the gastroenterology tract and follows a standard outline: general information, normal physiology, etiology and pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, complications, prognosis, and treatment.

The text provides easy-to-assimilate information on each disorder and includes the key facts, concise, bulleted paragraphs, and a structure that lends itself to accessibility and point-of-care use in a busy clinical setting. In addition, Internal Medicine Board-style multiple choice questions allow users to self-assess their knowledge, a photo gallery provides a great visual element, and clinical cases throughout allow readers to identify with real-life clinical scenarios. Essentials of Gastroenterology is the hands-on guide that:

• Covers the whole of gastroenterology in one highly practical volume
• Presents updated pedagogic features to help achieve rapid clinical understanding, such as case studies, practice points, key weblinks and potential pitfalls boxes
• Includes more than 100 Internal Medicine Board-style multiple choice questions ideal for self-assessment
• Contains comparison of major society (BSG, ASG, ACG, UEGF, etc.) guidelines for all main GI conditions

Designed for us by gastroenterologists and GI trainees, Essentials of Gastroenterology is therevised and improved edition of the popular manual that is filled with up-to-date information on all the GI disorders. Trainees will learn the essentials of their specialty, as well as providing the seasoned gastroenterologist with a useful refresher tool.

Author Information

Shanthi Srinivasan, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and the Chief of Gastroenterology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Lawrence S. Friedman, MD, is the Anton R. Fried, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine and Assistant Chief of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.