20 Common Problems in GastroenterologyThis title provides a practical, clinical resource for the diagnosis and management of gastroenterology problems commonly encountered by the primary care physician in office practice. It includes biomedical and psychosocial aspects of common problems, and emerging approaches to therapies. |
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abdominal pain abnormal abscess acid acute cholecystitis acute LGIB agents Algorithm anal fissure angiodysplasia antibiotics associated barium bile duct biliary obstruction bilirubin biopsy cause cholangitis cholecystectomy cholecystitis choledocholithiasis chronic cirrhosis clinical clinician colon cancer colonoscopy common complications constipation decrease detection diagnosis diarrhea drugs duodenal ulcer dysphagia effective endoscopy ERCP esophageal sphincter etiology evaluation fecal flatulence FOBT function gallbladder gallstone disease gastric ulcers gastritis Gastroenterology GERD heartburn Helicobacter pylori hemorrhoids increased intestinal irritable bowel syndrome Key History Levator Syndrome LFTs liver disease liver lesions lower gastrointestinal bleeding malignancy nausea and vomiting nonulcer dyspepsia normal NSAIDS omeprazole oral pancreatitis peptic ulcer percent of patients performed physical examination polyps present pylori infection rectal reflux resection result risk scan screening serum sigmoidoscopy small-bowel stones stool strictures studies surgery surgical swallowing symptoms Table therapy tion treat treatment tumors typically upper usually viral hepatitis virus weight loss