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Diarrhea (eBook, PDF)

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances

Redaktion: Guandalini, Stefano; Vaziri, Haleh

Beschreibung

This volume provides in a conveniently accessible package a comprehensive collection of accurate and timely information on the management of patients with diarrhea, both in pediatric age and in the adult. As medical knowledge has recently expanded in this area, this volume is full of new practical, clinically useful material for the busy clinician. Illustrations are emphasized to permit rapid acquisition of practical information that is not readily available in the major texts. Each chapter is concise, concentrating on "clinical pearls," and new advances in diagnostic and therapeutic technology. Each chapter discusses the relative costs of diagnostic and therapeutic options to permit financial considerations to be taken into account in the decision making process. Additional unique features include, summaries of key points, recommendations, and indications for requesting GI subspecialty consultation. Providing a comprehensive but practical overview of the issues surrounding the diarrheal diseases, this volume will prove of great value and utility to gastroenterologists, surgeons, internists, primary care physicians.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 6.09MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Humana Press
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781607611837
• Artikelnr.: 37347805

Rezensionen

From the reviews:
"This book has distinguished contributors and editors, and its 27 chapters deal with a range of specific disease entities or syndromic conditions that are associated with diarrhoea. ... residents in gastroenterology will find this book useful ... . Overall, the book is a moderately useful reference for gastroenterologists, physicians and paediatricians in practice." (B. S. Ramakrishna, The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 24 (6), November/December, 2011)