Product Description: A staggering one in four women suffers some kind of gastrointestinal disorder. Some conditions, like irritable bowel syndrome, afflict more than twice as many women as men. Yet all too often, women suffer in silence—or fail to benefit when they receive the same treatment as men.
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• Handling the effects of PMS, pregnancy, and menopause
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• Meeting the challenges of reflux (GERD), food intolerances, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• The crucial facts about women and colon cancer—and how to reduce your risk
Filled with revealing patient anecdotes, self-help tips, information on standard tests, and important questions you may want to ask your physician, here is an invaluable—and potentially lifesaving—resource for women of all ages.
Endosonography: Text with DVD from: Saunders 2 used from $191.00 11 Thirdparty New from $172.00 Edition: 1 Har/Dvdr Media: Hardcover EAN: 9781416029533 ISBN: 1416029532 Number Of Pages: 344 Publication Date: 2006-05-19 Publisher: Saunders
Product Description: Practical coverage on "how to perform EUS" with written text describing the technique. The book's two sections help you learn to manipulate the endoscope and interpret what you see, and offer clear diagnostic guidance on each condition you may come across.
Offers exquisite full-color illustrations with precise representations of Doppler and correlative endoscopy, pathology, and anatomy, to mirror what you see in practice.
Follows a consistent chapter structure for quick and easy reference.
Summarizes and analyzes all the evidence for each procedure in an accompanying literature table to save you time in selecting techniques.
Includes a bonus DVD-ROM with video demonstrations of all EUS procedures to help you understand this dynamic modality.
Product Description: This concise, practical resource covers all of today's need-to-know information in gastrointestinal imaging...in an exceptionally user-friendly format. Because it's so compact, clinically oriented, and easy to read, this new volume in the Requisites series is an ideal study tool as well as a convenient reference for practice.
Presents core knowledge and expertise in gastrointestinal imaging.
Delivers more than 750 outstanding illustrations that demonstrate a full range of gastrointestinal imaging approaches and findings.
Offers numerous outlines, tables, "pearls," and boxed material for easy reading and reference.
Organized in a user-friendly way: by organ system and then by radiologic finding within the chapter.
Includes new coverage of multi-slice CT to keep you on the cutting edge in radiology.
Updates and replaces images and modalities from previous editions to reflect current trends in radiology.
This book is an excellent practical primer for researchers who wish to learn how to organize, present, and publish the results of their research. Written in a crystal-clear style with numerous examples, tables, and figures, the book shows how to produce a successful abstract, poster and/or manuscript for publication. This updated edition reflects the growing use of software in preparing and submitting presentations and publications. The posters and oral presentations chapters have been completely rewritten to cover PowerPoint technology. Emphasis is placed on learning how to create graphics for written research. This edition also includes new clinical examples.
Little Black Book of Gastroenterology by: David W. Hay 7 used from $29.90 16 Thirdparty New from $37.60 Edition: 2 Media: Paperback EAN: 9780763734572 ISBN: 0763734578 Number Of Pages: 482 Publication Date: 2005-11-17 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub
Product Description: Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this pocket-sized handbook provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on the diagnosis and treatment of GI disease. The Little Black Book of Gastroenterology is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic.
Product Description: For those who frequently or even occasionally suffer from digestive problems here is a book offering natural ways to fight all types of intestinal ailments, without risky surgery or dangerous drugs. Using carefully researched information about proven natural remedies, The Complete Guide to Digestive Health provides valuable, practical health information. Whether a person suffers from heartburn, ulcers, constipation, diarrhea, lactose intolerance, acid reflux, flatulence, nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, or more, this book contains information about dietary changes, lifestyle adjustments, and homemade solutions that will ease even the most troublesome, often embarrassing, symptoms. This handy reference tool is a valuable at-your-fingertips resource for any home.
The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery from: Springer 5 used from $269.07 21 Thirdparty New from $238.12 Edition: 1 Media: Hardcover EAN: 9780387248462 ISBN: 0387248463 Number Of Pages: 840 Publication Date: 2006-10 Publisher: Springer
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THE ASCRS TEXTBOOK OF COLORECTAL SURGERY is the first official textbook of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) (www.fascrs.org) that adheres to the principals of evidence-based practice and utilizes ASCRS practice parameters. Written by top experts in the specialty, each chapter correlates with the core curriculum developed by the Program Director's Association in Colorectal Surgery. Chapters include Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Perioperative Management. In addition, a ground-breaking online component is updated periodically with new information for the busy surgeon.
A distinguished editorial group includes Dr. James Fleshman, Dr. David Beck, Dr. Steven Wexner, Dr. Bruce Wolff, and Dr. John Pemberton. There are also five associate editors who bring their expertise and experience to the textbook: Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, Dr. James Church, Dr. Patricia Roberts, Dr. Rob Madoff, and Dr. Ted Saclarides.
With 56 chapters and over 800 illustrations, including 64 color, THE ASCRS TEXTBOOK OF COLORECTAL SURGERY is destined to become a classic. It is a must-have reference for residents and fellows in training, as well as practicing surgeons.
Product Description: Authored by the world's preeminent authorities in its field, this new book represents today's best single source of guidance on diagnostic imaging of the abdomen. It presents more details for each diagnosis, more representative images, more case data and more current references than any other reference tool. At the same time, its 4-color, user-friendly format lets readers access all of this information remarkably quickly!
Covers the top diagnoses in abdominal imaging, including both common and uncommon entities.
Provides exquisitely reproduced imaging examples for every diagnosisplus concise, bulleted summaries of terminology · imaging findings · key facts · differential diagnosis · pathology · clinical issues · a diagnostic checklist · and selected references.
Includes an extensive image gallery for each entity, depicting common and variant cases.
Offers a vivid, full-color design that makes the material easy to read.
Displays a "thumbnail" visual differential diagnosis for each entity.
This volume of the Biopsy Interpretation Series is a practical, superbly illustrated guide to interpreting gastrointestinal tract mucosal biopsies. The book describes and illustrates the distinguishing features of non-neoplastic lesions, polyps, and neoplasms of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, and anus. The author addresses the biopsy interpretation issues confronting pathologists in daily practice and offers advice on avoiding pitfalls in biopsy diagnosis. The up-to-date coverage includes detailed information on newly recognized serrated polyps. A bound-in CD-ROM contains 955 full-color digital images of common and rare entities, and includes a quiz mode that is ideal for board exam preparation.
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