GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy: A Practical Approach

By Kim Isaacs MD and Millie Long

GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy: A Practical Approach by Drs. Kim Isaacs and Millie D. Long is a unique handbook focusing on common gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases seen in pregnant patients. Each chapter addresses the diseases or symptoms and focuses on key questions to ask the patient and key points regarding diagnosis and management.

This handbook is organized to have each chapter focus on a common complaint or discrete disease, making it easy to find exact information in a ready reference. Also provided are tables of drug safety during pregnancy and breast feeding. Unique features also include a section on alternative therapies and a chapter on care in post bariatric surgery patients.

Each Chapter Covers:

Epidemiology Pathology Presentation and Evaluation Management Summary Key Points

Pocket-sized and easy to read, GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy: A Practical Approach is a convenient and accessible reference for gastroenterology fellows, OB/GYN fellows and residents, and practicing gastroenterologists.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161711023X
• ISBN13: 9781617110238
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"