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Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets

  • 6th Edition - December 16, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Peter R. McNally
  • Language: English

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for… Read more

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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets, 6th Edition (formerly known as GI/Liver Secrets), offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Key features

  • The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective
  • Fully revised and updated throughout, making it an excellent resource for understanding the physiology and therapy of hepatic and digestive disease
  • New chapters on Microbiome and Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Top 100 Secrets provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams
  • More than 250 full-color illustrations, endoscopic images, micrographs, and algorithms, plus videos and clinical vignettes online
  • Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content
  • Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Medical students; GI/Hepatology; residents; fellows

Table of contents

Section 1 esophagus

1. Gastroesophageal reflux disease

2. Esophageal causes of chest pain

3. Achalasia

4. Swallowing disorders and dysphagia

5. Esophageal cancer

6. Esophageal anomalies, infections, and nonacid injuries

7. Barrett esophagus

8. Esophageal and stomach pathology

section 2 stomach

9. Gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and helicobacter pylori infection

10. Gastric cancer

11. Thickened gastric folds

12. Gastroparesis

section 3 liver and biliary tract disorders

13. Evaluation of abnormal liver tests

14. Microbiome in health and disease

15. Antiviral therapy for hepatitis c

16. Antiviral therapy for hepatitis b

17. Autoimmune hepatitis—diagnosis

18. Autoimmune hepatitis—treatment

19. Primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis

20. Vaccinations and immunoprophylaxis in gastrointestinal and liver disorders

21. Pregnancy and liver disease

22. Rheumatologic manifestations of hepatobiliary diseases

23. Evaluation of focal liver masses

24. Drug-induced liver disease

25. Alcoholic liver disease, alcoholism, and alcohol withdrawal

26. Vascular liver disease

27. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (mafld): nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (nafld/masld) and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (mash)

28. Overview of liver transplantation

29. Ascites

30. Liver abscess

31. Inheritable forms of liver disease

32. Liver histopathology

33. Hepatobiliary cystic disease

34. Gallbladder disease: causes, complications, and therapies

35. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography plus sphincter of oddi dysfunction

section 4 pancreatic disorders

36. Acute pancreatitis

37. Chronic pancreatitis

38. Pancreatic cancer

39. Cystic lesions of the pancreas

section 5 small and large bowel disorders

40. Celiac disease

41. Crohn’s disease

42. Ulcerative colitis

43. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and eosinophilic esophagitis

44. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

section 6 colon disorders

45. Colon disorders and colon cancer

46. Constipation and fecal incontinence

47. Diverticulitis

48. Surgical considerations in inflammatory bowel disease and benign anorectal pathologies

49. Colitis: clostridioides difficile infection, microscopic colitis, and radiation proctitis/proctopathy

section 7 general symptoms and conditions

50. Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

51. Lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding

52. Occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

53. Evaluation of acute abdominal pain

54. Acute diarrhea

55. Chronic diarrhea

56. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the gastrointestinal tract

57. Ischemic bowel disease

58. Nutrition, malnutrition, and probiotics

59. Small bowel and colon pathology

60. Foreign bodies and the gastrointestinal tract

61. Functional gastrointestinal disorders and irritable bowel

62. Endoscopic cancer screening and surveillance

section 8 multisystem manifestations of gi disease

63. Rheumatologic manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases

64. Dermatologic manifestations of gastrointestinal disease

65. Diseases of the appendix

section 9 gastrointestinal radiology

66. Plain film, barium, and virtual colonography

67. Interventional radiology i: cross-sectional imaging procedures

68. Interventional radiology ii: fluoroscopic and angiographic procedures

69. Noninvasive gastrointestinal imaging: ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging

70. Nuclear imaging

71. Endoscopic ultrasound

section 10 surgery and the gastrointestinal tract

72. Esophageal surgery

73. Surgery for peptic ulcer disease

74. Surgical approach to the acute abdomen

75. Colorectal surgery: polyposis syndromes, colorectal malignancies, and benign diseases

76. Gastrointestinal secrets: bariatric surgery

77. Minimally invasive surgery

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 16, 2023
  • Language: English

About the author

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Peter R. McNally

Affiliations and expertise
Chief, GI/Hepatology, Evans Army Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado, American Board of Internal Medicine Certification in Internal Medicine American Board of Gastroenterology Certification in Gastroenterology, USA