Gastroenterology

Preface. How to use this book. List of abbreviations. Part 1 Basics. Basic science. Approach to the patient. Part 2 Cases. Upper Gastrointestinal. Case 1 A 61-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia. Case 2 A 52-year-old man with atypical chest pain. Case 3 A 57-year-old woman with upper abdominal discomfort. Case 4 A 36-year-old man with upper abdominal discomfort and heartburn. Case 5 A 27-year-old woman with nausea and vomiting. Case 6 A 73-year-old man with haematemesis and melaena . Case 7 A 68-year-old woman with fatigue, weight loss and altered bowel habit. Lower Gastrointestinal. Case 8 A 23-year-old woman with constipation. Case 9 A 24-year-old woman with chronic diarrhoea. Case 10 A 51-year-old woman with acute nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Case 11 A 79-year-old woman with altered bowel habit and weight loss. Case 12 A 54-year-old man with rectal bleeding. Case 13 A 66-year-old woman with anaemia. Liver disease. Case 14 A 64-year-old man with abnormal liver functiontests. Case 15 A 45-year-old man with acute jaundice. Case 16 A 53-year-old woman with jaundice and abnormal liver tests. Case 17 A 53-year-old man with abdominal swelling. Case 18 A 36-year-old man who drinks alcohol. Biliary and Pancreatic disease. Case 19 A 79-year-old man with right upper quadrant colicky abdominal discomfort. Case 20 A 19-year-old man with acute abdominal pain. Nutrition. Case 21 A 35-year-old woman with anorexia. Case 22 A 48-year-old man with an increased body mass index. Functional Disorders. Case 23 A 21-year-old student with chronic abdominal pain. Part 3 Self Assessment. MCQs. EMQs. SAQs. Answers. Further reading. Index of cases by diagnosis. Index. The colour plate section can be found facing p.54.