The Little Black Book of Gastroenterology 3rd Edition by David W. Hay is intended to be a practical resource for clinicians treating adults and adolescents. This text will also be of value to medical students and residents on gastroenterology or medicine rotations. It should not be difficult to read the entire volume over the course of a typical clerkship. Gastroenterology fellows will find it helpful as a quick reference and as a valuable resource for reviewing prior to board certification examinations. Mid-level providers, gastrointestinal nurses, and assistants will find concise discussions relevant to their daily work. There are more than 2000 references cited so that the reader can quickly find the most relevant clinical evidence on a topic.
The first section deals with the approach to common clinical problems such as abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, and jaundice. In these sections, a practical diagnostic approach is suggested. The individual diseases are discussed in the remainder of the text. There are many cross-references to take the reader from a complaint (eg, abdominal pain) to a specific diagnosis (eg, biliary colic).
For each chapter, listed one or two review articles. These were usually the papers that most helpful in understanding the topic. The Little Black Book of Gastroenterology uses the concise format outlined below:
- Review Articles: Lists valuable review articles
- Cause: Agent, if known
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Symptoms
- Signs
- Course of Disease
- Complications
- Differential Diagnosis: The differential diagnosis of diseases with similar presentations
- Laboratory Tests: The available tests and their interpretation
- X-ray: Imaging studies
- Endoscopy: Endoscopic findings
- Treatment
The last chapter is a brief list of “pearls” of clinical gastroenterology. Each pearl is cross-referenced to the appropriate chapter so that the reader can understand the evidence on which the pearl is based.
Contents
- Chapter 1 Approaching Common Clinical Problems
- Chapter 2 Esophagus
- Chapter 3 Stomach and Duodenum
- Chapter 4 Inflammatory, Functional, and Other Intestinal Disorders
- Chapter 5 Neoplastic Intestinal Disorders
- Chapter 6 Infectious Intestinal Disorders
- Chapter 7 Anorectal Disorders
- Chapter 8 Vascular Disorders of the Gut
- Chapter 9 Pancreas
- Chapter 10 The Biliary Tree
- Chapter 11 Infections of the Liver
- Chapter 12 Metabolic and Inflammatory Liver Disease
- Chapter 13 Neoplastic Liver Disease
- Chapter 14 Drug- and Toxin-Induced Liver Disease
- Chapter 15 Complications of End-Stage Liver Disease
- Chapter 16 Vascular Liver Disease
- Chapter 17 Liver Disease in Pregnancy
- Chapter 18 Procedures
- Chapter 19 Pearls in Gastroenterology
- Index
Book Details
- Paperback: 312 pages
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 3 edition (June 21, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763777633
- ISBN-13: 978-0763777630
- Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
List Price: $61.95