Description
This guide delivers recent important treatment advances that have revolutionized GI and liver care, and provides guidance for seeking expert advice or urgent/emergent care for more complex cases. The resource reviews common GI symptoms and disorders from irritable bowel disorders (including key differences between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) to gallstones and GERD. A section on liver disease describes essential liver functions, reviews liver function tests, and addresses commonly and less commonly seen liver disease diagnoses. Complications of cirrhosis are examined to assure prompt recognition of these potentially deadly symptoms. Additionally, the book addresses liver transplantation with comprehensive attention to the evaluation process, organ donation/allocation, and post-transplant care for donor and recipient alike. Each chapter includes an overview, significant laboratory or imaging findings, treatment options, and expected outcomes.
This book was originally published under the Fast Facts series by Springer Publishing Company.
About the Author
Amanda Chaney, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, is a nurse practitioner in Jacksonville, FL with over 15 years' experience in caring for hospitalized patients. She currently cares for liver transplant and hepatology patients and is a preceptor/mentor for ARNP and PA students, medical students and residents on their hepatology rotation.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826140562
Author Amanda Chaney
Format Paperback
Page Count 230
Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 525g