A practical handbook that focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most commonly encountered digestive diseases which is portable enough to keep in a lab coat or briefcase, yet informative enough for day-to-day patient care. Written and edited by Dr Esrailian and over 50 contributing experts, the language throughout is clear and concise enough for application at the office, or at the bedside. Gut Instincts combines knowledge, experience, and evidence, helping providers of all levels to deliver the highest quality patient care. However, the chapters are concise and designed to be used as quick reference even during patient visits.…mehr
A practical handbook that focuses on the diagnosis and management of the most commonly encountered digestive diseases which is portable enough to keep in a lab coat or briefcase, yet informative enough for day-to-day patient care. Written and edited by Dr Esrailian and over 50 contributing experts, the language throughout is clear and concise enough for application at the office, or at the bedside. Gut Instincts combines knowledge, experience, and evidence, helping providers of all levels to deliver the highest quality patient care. However, the chapters are concise and designed to be used as quick reference even during patient visits.
Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH is the Vice-Chief of the Division of Digestive Diseases and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). The UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases is among the largest and most historic of such divisions in the world. Attending the University of California at Berkeley and graduating with a major in Integrative Biology and a minor in English, he subsequently graduated from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Esrailian was named intern, junior resident, and senior resident of the year during all 3 years of his residency training. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA where he also obtained a Masters of Public Health degree with the assistance of a NIH-sponsored training grant. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program in Management from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He has authored or co-authored manuscripts, book chapters, and abstracts on various topics within digestive and liver diseases, and his primary clinical interests include gastrointestinal endoscopy, inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and functional gastrointestinal diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome. In 2010, Dr. Esrailian was appointed to the Medical Board of California by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Dedication Acknowledgments About the Editor Contributing Authors Preface Foreword by Gary Gitnick MD FACG Section I???Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Chapter 1?? Nausea and Vomiting Terri Getzug MD Chapter 2?? Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Daniel D. Cho MD Chapter 3?? Dysphagia Mark Ovsiowitz MD Chapter 4??Motility Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Jeffrey L. Conklin MD FACG Chapter 5??BarrettÆs Esophagus Bennett E. Roth MD Chapter 6??Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies Zev A. Wainberg MD MSc Chapter 7??Nutrition
