Mosby's Color Atlas and
Text of Gastroenterology and Liver Disease
October 2001; 10.500 Ptas. / 63,11 €; 400 Pag. / 376 Illus.
Richard Aspinall , ICRF
Molecular Oncology Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Simon Taylor-Robinson ,
Department of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London
MCAT Gastroenterology addresses
the educational requirements of both Junior Hospital Doctors on the ward and
office-based Generalists by presenting a comprehensive account of
gastroenterology in a concise, easy to assimilate format - including definition
boxes, diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, tables of comparative data and
summary boxes. The emphasis throughout is on symptomatology, investigation and
treatment, guiding the reader through the correct processes to accurately
diagnose and treat the full range of gastrointestinal conditions. The book is
extensively illustrated throughout, featuring full-colour clinical and
endoscopic photographs, the very latest black and white imaging modalities,
numerous definition boxes and tables, and full-colour algorithms and artworks.
Features
- Comprehensive
enough to use as a stand-alone course of instruction - trainees are exposed
to the full range of gastrointestinal diseases
- Full
colour, visual format - the reader learns to recognise and interpret
clinical signs
- Didactic
tools - key facts, definition and summary boxes, as well as algorithms -
text is a useful revision aid, with quick access to key information
- Quick
reference source - explains the best way to approach patients in a hospital
- Clinically
focused, with an emphasis on investigation and treatment
- "Problem-orientated"
approach - the reader is guided through the correct processes to accurately
diagnose and treat patients.
Contents
Section 1 - The Foregut
Structure and function /
Symptoms and signs / Investigations / Differential diagnosis / Key points
Section 2 - The Midgut
Structure and function /
Symptoms and signs / Investigations / Differential diagnosis/ Key points
Section 3 - The Hindgut
Structure and function /
Symptoms and signs / Investigations / Differential diagnosis/ Key points
Section 4 - The Liver
Structure and function /
Symptoms and signs / Investigations / Differential diagnosis/ Diseases of the
liver / Key points
Section 5 - Pancreas
Structure and function /
Symptoms and signs / Investigations / Differential diagnosis / Key points /
Diseases of the pancreas and biliary tree
Section 6 - Gut Manifestations
of Systemic Disease
Symptoms and signs /
Differential diagnosis
Section 7 - Systemic
Manifestations of GI Disease
Eyes / Skin / Joints / Lungs /
Heart / Neurological / Nutritional / Haematological / Others