The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology

About this book

Whats the difference between a subtotal colectomy and a total proctocolectomy? How can you tell if a patient has cirrhosis? If a patient is jaundiced should you order an ultrasound an MRI scan or an ERCP? The Little GI Book: An Easily Digestible Guide to Understanding Gastroenterology answers these questions and more. Primarily designed for those new to the world of gastroenterology and hepatology The Little GI Book will help you learn the core concepts of digestive health and disease while on the go. Portable and handy this conversational-style book packs a big punch! The Little GI Book will prove invaluable to residents students nurse practitioners office staff industry sales force and anyone who works in the GI industry but isnt a gastroenterologist. Since gastroenterology as a specialty involves many organs Dr. Douglas G. Adler uses a novel organ-based approach to give a comprehensive soup-to-nuts field guide to gastrointestinal anatomy physiology disease states and treatment. The Little GI Book guides the reader through the entire gastrointestinal tract starting at the top with the esophagus ending at the bottom with the colon and rectum and covering everything in between: the stomach small intestine liver pancreas bile ducts and gallbladder. Written in a friendly relaxed style and illustrated with over 50 key images and figures The Little GI Book helps cement important concepts without a hiccup. Readers can approach the material without fear and even have fun learning!