Main description:

This new edition is a comprehensive yet concise text that combines current treatment protocols and practical pharmacological information for GI Disease. Each chapter addresses a specific GI disease or condition and lists all agents available for that condition, including all brand and generic names, indications, contraindications, lactation and pregnancy information, doses, routes of administration, duration, and relative cost. Special features include tables, algorithms, and key references. The book also has chapter tabs for easy access, a durable cover to withstand frequent use, and fits in a white coat pocket. The third edition has been updated with information on new medications for the treatment of GI diseases including esophageal motility, peptic diseases, bacterial and fungal infections, parasitic, malabsorptive, inflammatory bowel and viral hepatitis, as well as genetic diseases.

Written by experts in the field, Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Third Edition is a valuable and portable resource of use to anyone involved in the treatment of patients with GI disease.

Contents:

Gastroesophageal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Specific GI Motility Disorders
General GI Motility Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
General GI Infections
Specific GI Microbial Infections
Liver Diseases
Portal Hypertension
Cholestasis
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Ascites
Overload Disorders
Generalized Pruritus
Post-Liver Transplant Medications
Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Syndromes
Pancreatic Insufficiency
Gut Malabsorption and Enzyme Deficiencies