The Junior Doctor's Guide to Gastroenterology

About this book

A short practical guide for junior doctors starting a gastroenterology post, written by three trainees with a foreword by Ian Sanderson. Opening chapters cover a targeted abdominal examination, running ward rounds and the main specialist investigations and procedures. Fifteen short chapters then work through acute abdominal pain, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, reflux, Barrett's oesophagus, oesophageal, gastric and colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation, jaundice, acute liver failure, cirrhosis and pancreatic disease, each with points to have ready for the ward round, references and further reading.