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Irritable Bowel Syndrome : Diagnosis and Clinical Management.
This comprehensive yet concise guide to the diagnosis and management of IBS is divided into four main parts: Overview, Diagnosis, Symptom-specific Treatment, and What's Next in IBS. Each chapter includes a summary of key points, and most chapters include cases and multiple choice questions for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Diagnosis and Clinical Management; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part 1 Overview of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Chapter 1 Definitions and Classifications of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Background; Definitions of irritable bowel syndrome; Classification of irritable bowel syndrome; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Introduction; Methodology; Prevalence in various populations; Type of diagnostic criteria; Recruitment of patients; Age; Sex differences; Reporters and non-reporters; Subtypes of IBS.
- Fluctuation in severityFollow up; Post-infectious IBS; Other risk factors; Summary; Acknowledgement; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Chapter 3 Global Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Global prevalence of IBS; Global impact of IBS; Impact of comorbidity; Economic consequences of patient assessment; Economic impact of management strategies; Conclusion; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Part 2 Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Chapter 4 What is the Best Way to Identify and Quantify Irritable Bowel Syndrome?; Best way to identify IBS; Best way to quantify IBS.
- Relation of symptom severity to clinical responseConclusion; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Chapter 5 Practical Approach to Clinical Assessment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Introduction; Gathering information before the interview; Interview; Clinical features; Somatization and comorbidities; Precipitating events; Physical examination; Investigations and management; Conclusion; Useful web links; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Chapter 6 Interface between Primary Care and Secondary Care; Introduction; IBS in primary care; Presentation to primary care; Principles of primary care.
- Diagnostic criteria and guidelines
- making a positive diagnosisInvestigating IBS in primary care; Management of IBS in primary care; Lifestyle advice; Diet; Pharmacological therapy; Attitudes towards IBS; Developing a positive doctor-patient relationship; Referral to secondary care; The role of secondary care; Primary/secondary care communication; Multidisciplinary management of complex IBS; Managing IBS in the community: future developments; Conclusion; Useful web links; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Part 3 Symptom-specific Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Chapter 7 Self-Management Strategies for Irritable Bowel SyndromeSelf-efficacy; Five core self-management skills; Patient-clinician communication; Clinician/facilitator's role; Patient barriers to success; Self-management integrated into health care; Self-management recommendations in current guidelines and systematic reviews; Summary; Useful web links; Self-help books for IBS patients; References; Multiple Choice Questions; Chapter 8 Food-related Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Importance of the relationship between food and IBS; Elimination diets; Elimination and supplementation diet.