Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Softcover

Rampton, David S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190854175X ISBN 13: 9781908541758

Publisher: HEALTH PRESS, 2014

Synopsis

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, referred to collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are chronic debilitating disorders. IBD, particularly Crohn s disease, is increasing everywhere, most notably in the Western world where about 1 in 200 people now has the condition. This highly readable, zippy fourth edition of Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease provides succinct yet thorough information that will aid early recognition of these disorders and their complications, alongside practical holistic management advice.

So what s new in this edition?

• Increased insight into the causes of IBD
• New chapters on extraintestinal manifestations and management principles
• Key information on the limitations and side effects of traditional treatment options
• New and emerging drugs that target specific inflammatory pathways
• An overview of specific management issues in elderly patients

With important emphasis on the doctor patient relationship and effective multidisciplinary services, Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease is an invaluable resource for all primary care providers, hospital doctors in training, nurses, stoma therapists, dieticians, psychologists, counselors and social workers; in fact, all health professionals involved in the care of patients with IBD, as well as patients who wish to know more about their condition.

Contents:

• Etiopathogenesis
• Clinical features and intestinal complications
• Extraintestinal manifestations and complications
• Diagnosis
• Drugs used to treat IBD
• Principles of management
• Medical management of ulcerative colitis
• Medical management of Crohn s disease
• Surgery
• IBD in pregnancy, childhood and old age
• Prognosis

About this title

About the Author:

David S Rampton, St. Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

Fergus Shanahan, Cork University Hospital Cork, Eire.

Review:

A great primer on IBD, covering novel approaches to therapy, patient-centered care and the latest assessment of disease activity and prognosis. It should be on every gastroenterology workstation and all the smartphones of the clinical team. --Simon Travis, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford President of the European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation (ECCO) 2012-2014

Given that healthcare economics now dictate that management of these difficult and challenging diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn s disease) is no longer confined to IBD specialists, such a well-informed and concise book for other healthcare professionals should help to maintain a high level of patient care. --Emeritus Professor Derek P. Jewell Director, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Oxford, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: HEALTH PRESS
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 190854175X
• ISBN 13: 9781908541758
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 152