Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review stands as the most illustrative and in-depth guide available to prepare for the gastroenterology board and recertification exams.

Features:

• Familiarizes readers with scenarios commonly encountered on board exams and in day-to-day clinical practice
• Contains an abundance of questions and answers at the end of each section which mimic the single-best answer format found on the board exam
• Organized according to subspecialty topics-including succinct and practical segments on esophageal and colon disorders and gastric, small bowel, pancreaticobiliary, and liver disease
• Completely reviews the wide array of anatomical structures and interrelated systems that affect the performance of the digestive tract and liver-reviewing the role and function of each organ and the potential for affliction from an assortment of diseases
• Provides an expert examination of core knowledge in gastroenterology, hepatology, and the related areas of pathology, endoscopy, nutrition, and radiology
• Emphasizes clinical knowledge related to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patient management
• Supplies chapters by nationally recognized lecturers and field authorities selected for their vast clinical and teaching experience

Contents

Esophagus

• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Esophageal Cancer
• Normal and Abnormal Esophageal Motility

Stomach

• Peptic Ulcer Disease
• Gastritis
• Gastric Neoplasms
• Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

Small Bowel and Nutrition

• Malabsorption
• Small-Bowel Disease and Bacterial Overgrowth
• Vitamins and Minerals
• Nutrition Disorders and Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Miscellaneous Disorders

• Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
• Gastrointestinal Infections and Diverticulitis
• Gastrointestinal Endocrine Tumors
• Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
• Vascular Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Colon

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Clinical Aspects
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Therapy
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Extraintestinal Manifestations and Cancer
• Microscopic Colitis and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease
• Colorectal Neoplasms
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Constipation and Disorders of Pelvic Floor Function

Liver

• Approach to the Patient With Abnormal Liver Tests and Fulminant Liver Failure
• Chronic Viral Hepatitis
• Liver Mass Lesions
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Vascular Diseases of the Liver
• Portal Hypertension-Related Bleeding
• Ascites, Hepatorenal Syndrome, and Encephalopathy
• Metabolic Liver Disease
• Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Drug-Induced Cholestasis
• Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
• Liver Disease and Pregnancy
• Liver Manifestations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
• Liver Transplantation

Pancreas and Biliary Tree

• Acute Pancreatitis
• Chronic Pancreatitis
• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Gallstones

Index

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