Overview

This guide focuses on the answers to patient questions that are frequently posed to providers who care for patients with GI motility disorders. Additionally, the text guides clinicians through the complicated diagnostic and therapeutic/management approaches to motility disorders, including common and specialized tests, drug initiation, medications side effects, and disease complications.  Written by experts in the field, Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders: A Point of Care Clinical Guide is a valuable reference for busy clinicians who need the best evidence-based answers to patient questions at their fingertips.

Full Product Details

Author:   Eytan Bardan ,  Reza Shaker
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9783319866048

ISBN 10:   3319866044
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   28 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Achalasia and Esophageal Outlet Obstruction.- Esophageal Chest Pain – Esophageal Spasm.- Chest Pain of Esophageal Origin and Reflux Hypersensitivity.- Nonspecific Esophageal Motility Disorders.- Scleroderma Esophagus.- Globus Sensation.- UES Restrictive Disorders.- Erosive Esophagitis.- Regurgitation.- Nonerosive Reflux Disease (NERD).- Functional Heartburn.- ""I am tired of taking pills for my reflux, what else can I do?"" Surgical and Endoscopic Treatment for GERD.- Barrett’s Esophagus: Am I going to get cancer?  What should I do to avoid it?.- Supraesophageal Reflux Disease (SERD).- Chronic Cough and Throat Clearing.- Dysphonia and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.- Aspiration Pneumonia / Bronchitis.- Esophageal Manometry.- Radiologic Evaluation of Swallowing: The Esophagram.- Painful Swallowing.- Eosinophilic Esophagitis.- Chronic Belching and Chronic Hiccups.- Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.- Gastroparesis, Postprandial Distress.- Gastric Pacing.- Rapid Gastric Emptying/Pyloric Dysfunction.-H pylori and Other Gastritides.- Gastric Emptying Studies.- Gastric Functional Tests: Upper Gastrointestinal Barium Studies.- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.- Short Bowel Syndrome.- Hydrogen Breath Tests.- Small Intestinal Tests: Small Bowel Follow Through, CT Enterography and MR Enterography.- The Wireless Motility Capsule.- Chronic Constipation.- Functional Anorectal Pain/Tenesmus.- Fecal Incontinence.- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.- Top 10 Drugs Most Commonly Used for GI Motility Disorders."

Reviews

This book discusses all aspects of, and pathologies affecting, gastrointestinal motility disorders encountered by medical practitioners taking care of these patients. ... This is a well-written book on motility disorders of the GI tract. Every practitioner taking care of these patients should have a book like this one. (Henrique Jose Fernandez, Doody's Book Reviews, January, 2018)

Author Information

Eytan Bardan, MD Tel Aviv University, Institute of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel Reza Shaker, MDJoseph E. Geenen Professor and Chief, Director, Digestive Disease Center, Senior Associate Dean and Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

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