Gastroenterology on the move

274 Pages·2016·19.953 MB·English

by  Assadsangabi, Arash, Carroll, Lucy, Irvine, Andrew

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Gastroenterology
on the move

Gastroenterology
on the move
Authors: Arash Assadsangabi,
Lucy Carroll and Andrew Irvine
Editorial Advisor: Keith Dear
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Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
List of abbreviations xiii
List of figures xvii
An explanation of the text xix
Part I GaStrOENtErOLOGY 1
1. Common upper GI presentations 5
1.1 Dyspepsia 5
1.2 Dysphagia 8
1.3 Upper GI bleeding 10
1.4 Vomiting 14
2. Common small bowel presentations 21
2.1 Malabsorption 21
2.2 Weight loss 26
2.3 Malnutrition 29
3. Common colonic presentations 39
3.1 Diarrhoea 39
3.2 Constipation 43
3.3 Rectal bleeding (lower GI bleeding) 46
3.4 Iron deficiency anaemia 48
3.5 Abdominal pain 51
4. Common liver presentations 55
4.1 Jaundice 55
4.2 Liver failure 60
4.3 Alcohol withdrawal 63
4.4 Liver mass 66
4.5 Abnormal liver function tests 68
5. Oesophagus 73
5.1 Anatomy 73
5.2 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease 74
5.3 Barrett’s oesophagus 76
5.4 Hiatus hernia 78
5.5 Achalasia 80
5.6 Oesophageal spasm 82
5.7 Oesophageal cancer 84
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6. Stomach and duodenum 89
6.1 Anatomy 89
6.2 Physiology 90
6.3 Peptic ulcer disease 90
6.4 Gastritis 94
6.5 Pernicious anaemia 96
6.6 Gastroparesis 99
6.7 Gastric cancer 101
7. the small bowel 107
7.1 Anatomy 107
7.2 Physiology 108
7.3 Coeliac disease 110
7.4 Whipple’s disease 115
7.5 Small intestine bacterial overgrowth 116
7.6 Gastrointestinal infections 118
7.7 Lactose intolerance 127
7.8 Small bowel tumours 128
8. Colorectal disease 133
8.1 Anatomy 133
8.2 Irritable bowel syndrome 134
8.3 Inflammatory bowel disease 137
8.4 Crohn’s disease 139
8.5 Ulcerative colitis 141
8.6 Diverticular disease 144
8.7 Ischaemic colitis 146
8.8 Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome 148
8.9 Pseudomembranous colitis 150
8.10 Colorectal cancer 153
9. Pancreatobiliary disease 159
9.1 Anatomy 159
9.2 Physiology 160
9.3 Cholelithiasis 162
9.4 Gallbladder carcinoma 167
9.5 Cholangiocarcinoma 169
9.6 Acute pancreatitis 170
9.7 Chronic pancreatitis 173
9.8 Pancreatic cancer 175
10. Liver disease 179
10.1 Anatomy 179
10.2 Viral hepatitis 182
10.3 Autoimmune hepatitis 189
Contents vii
10.4 Primary biliary cirrhosis 190
10.5 Primary sclerosing cholangitis 191
10.6 Drug-induced liver injury 193
10.7 Alcohol-related liver disease 195
10.8 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 200
10.9 Hereditary haemochromatosis 203
10.10 Wilson’s disease 205
10.11 Hepatocellular carcinoma 207
10.12 Metastatic liver disease 209
10.13 Budd–Chiari syndrome 210
10.14 Veno-occlusive disease 212
10.15 Portal vein thrombosis 213
Part II SELF-aSSESSMENt 217
11. Gastroenterology 219
Questions 219
Common upper GI presentations: EMQ 219
Common upper GI presentations: SBA 220
Common small bowel presentations: EMQ 220
Common small bowel presentations: SBA 221
Common colonic presentations: EMQ 221
Common colonic presentations: SBA 222
Common liver presentations: EMQ 222
Common liver presentations: SBA 223
Oesophagus: EMQ 223
Oesophagus: SBA 224
Stomach and duodenum: EMQ 225
Stomach and duodenum: SBA 226
The small bowel: EMQs 227
The small bowel: SBA 228
Colorectal disease: EMQs 229
Colorectal disease: SBAs 231
Pancreatobiliary disease: EMQ 232
Pancreatobiliary disease: SBA 232
Liver disease: EMQs 233
Liver disease: SBA 235
Answers 236
Common upper GI presentations: EMQ 236
Common upper GI presentations: SBA 236
Common small bowel presentations: EMQ 237
Common small bowel presentations: SBA 237
Common colonic presentations: EMQ 238
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Common colonic presentations: SBA 239
Common liver presentations: EMQ 239
Common liver presentations: SBA 240
Oesophagus: EMQ 240
Oesophagus: SBA 241
Stomach and duodenum: EMQ 241
Stomach and duodenum: SBA 242
The small bowel: EMQs 243
The small bowel: SBA 244
Colorectal disease: EMQs 245
Colorectal disease: SBAs 247
Pancreatobiliary disease: EMQ 247
Pancreatobiliary disease: SBA 248
Liver disease: EMQs 248
Liver disease: SBA 250