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Fully updated to include recent advances in the field, Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Review and Assessment, 11th Edition, prepares you for certification and recertification exams using an effective question-and-answer format that follows the ABIM blueprint. Every question reflects current standards of practice and simulates what you’re likely to see on the exam. Use this review tool as a stand-alone resource, or combine it with the Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease text for further information and study.
- Contains more than 1,000 board-style (vignette) questions that mimic the ABIM blueprint for the gastroenterology boards, including detailed rationales for each question. Questions are designed to test your medical knowledge, clinical reasoning, interpretation, and problem solving skills.
- Includes updated coverage of hepatitis B and C, Barrett’s esophagus, colorectal cancer, and enteric microbiota and probiotics.
- Provides visual support with full-color images throughout, as well as helpful videos online.
- Features access to an online test component that offers both untimed study mode and timed assessment mode, with detailed answers for a complete interactive experience.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
table of contents
Part I Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 1. Chapter 1 Documents Here: Cellular Growth and Neoplasia
- 2. Mucosal Immunology and Inflammation
- 3. The Enteric Microbiota
- 4. Gastrointestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters
Part II Nutrition in Gastroenterology
- 5. Chapter 2 Documents Here: Nutritional Principles and the Assessment of the Gastroenterology Patient
- 6. Nutritional Management
- 7. Obesity
- 8. Surgical and Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity
- 9. Feeding and Eating Disorders
- 10. Food Allergies
Part III Symptoms, Signs, and Biopsychosocial Issues
- 11. Chapter 3 Documents here: Acute Abdominal Pain
- 12. Chronic Abdominal Pain
- 13. Symptoms of Esophageal Disease
- 14. Dyspepsia
- 15. Nausea and Vomiting
- 16. Diarrhea
- 17. Intestinal Gas
- 18. Fecal Incontinence
- 19. Constipation
- 20. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- 21. Jaundice
- 22. Biopsychosocial Issues in Gastroenterology
- 23. Factitious Gastrointestinal Disease
Part IV Topics Involving Multiple Organs
- 24. Chapter 4 Documents here: Oral Diseases and Oral Manifestations of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
- 25. Cutaneous Manifestations of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
- 26. Diverticula of the Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, and Small Intestine
- 27. Abdominal Hernias and Gastric Volvulus
- 28. Foreign Bodies, Bezoars, and Caustic Ingestions
- 29. Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- 30. Eosinophilic Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 31. Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy
- 32. Gastrointestinal Lymphomas
- 33. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs)
- 34. Neuroendocrine Tumors
- 35. Gastrointestinal Consequences of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus"
- 36. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Complications of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- 37. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
- 38. Vascular Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 39. Surgical Peritonitis and Other Diseases of the Peritoneum, Mesentery, Omentum, and Diaphragm
- 40. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disorders in the Pregnant Patient
- 41. Radiation Injury
- 42. Preparation for and Complications of GI Endoscopy
Part V Esophagus
- 43. Chapter 5 Documents here: Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Esophagus
- 44. Esophageal Neuromuscular Function and Motility Disorders
- 45. Esophageal Disorders Caused by Medications, Trauma, and Infection
- 46. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- 47. Barrett's Esophagus
- 48. Esophageal Tumors
Part VI Stomach and Duodenum
- 49. Chapter 6 documents here: Anatomy, Histology and Developmental Anomalies of the Stomach and Duodenum
- 50. Gastric Neuromuscular Function and Neuromuscular Disorders
- 51. Gastric Secretion
- 52. Helicobacter pylori, Gastritis, and Gastropathies
- 53. Peptic Ulcer Disease
- 54. Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach and Other Gastric Tumors
Part VII Pancreas
- 55. Chapter 7 documents here: Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Pancreas
- 56. Pancreatic Secretion
- 57. Hereditary, Familial, and Genetic Disorders of the Pancreas and Pancreatic Disorders in Childhood
- 58. Acute Pancreatitis
- 59. Chronic Pancreatitis
- 60. Pancreatic Cancer, Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms, and Other Nonendocrine Pancreatic Tumors
- 61. Endoscopic Treatment of Pancreatic Disease
Part VIII Biliary Tract
- 62. Chapter 8 documents here: Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Developmental Anomalies, and Pediatric Disorders of the Biliary Tract
- 63. Biliary Tract Motor Function and Dysfunction
- 64. Bile Secretion and the Enterohepatic Circulation
- 65. Gallstone Disease
- 66. Treatment of Gallstone Disease
- 67. Acalculous Biliary Pain, Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis, Cholesterolosis, Adenomyomatosis, and Gallbladder Polyps
- 68. Primary and Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- 69. Tumors of the Bile Ducts, Gallbladder, and Ampulla
- 70. Endoscopic and Radiologic Treatment of Biliary Disease
Part IX Liver
- 71. Chapter 9 Documents Here: Embryology, Anatomy, Histology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Liver
- 72. Liver Physiology and Energy Metabolism
- 73. Liver Chemistry and Function Tests
- 74. Overview of Cirrhosis
- 75. Hemochromatosis
- 76. Wilson Disease
- 77. Other Inherited Metabolic Disorders of the Liver
- 78. Hepatitis A
- 79. Hepatitis B
- 80. Hepatitis C
- 81. Hepatitis D
- 82. Hepatitis E
- 83. Hepatitis Caused by Other Viruses
- 84. Bacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Infections of the Liver, including Liver Abscess
- 85. Vascular disorders of liver
- 86. Alcoholic Liver Disease
- 87. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- 88. Liver Disease Caused by Drugs
- 89. Liver Disease Caused by Anesthetics, Chemicals, Toxins, and Herbal and Dietary Supplements
- 90. Autoimmune Hepatitis
- 91. Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- 92. Portal Hypertension and Variceal Bleeding
- 93. Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- 94. Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, and Other Systemic Complications of Liver Disease
- 95. Acute Liver Failure
- 96. Hepatic Tumors and Cysts
- 97. Liver Transplantation
Part X Small and Large Intestine
- 98. Chapter 10 documents here: Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Small and Large Intestine
- 99. Small Intestinal Motor and Sensory Function and Dysfunction
- 100. Colonic Motor and Sensory Function and Dysfunction
- 101. Intestinal Electrolyte Absorption and Secretion
- 102. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
- 103. Intestinal Digestion and Absorption of Micronutrients
- 104. Maldigestion and Malabsorption
- 105. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
- 106. Short Bowel Syndrome
- 107. Celiac Disease
- 108. Tropical Diarrhea and Malabsorption
- 109. Whipple's Disease
- 110. Infectious Enteritis and Proctocolitis
- 111. Food Poisoning
- 112. Clostridium difficile Infection
- 113. Intestinal Protozoa
- 114. Intestinal Worms
- 115. IBD 1: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- 116. IBD 2: Management of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- 117. Ileostomy, Colostomy, and Pouches
- 118. Intestinal Ischemia
- 119. Intestinal Ulcerations
- 120. Appendicitis
- 121. Diverticular Disease of the Colon
- 122. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- 123. Intestinal Obstruction
- 124. Ileus and Pseudo-obstruction
- 125. Tumors of the Small Intestine
- 126. Colonic Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes
- 127. Colorectal Cancer
- 128. Other Diseases of the Colon
- 129. Anal Diseases
Part XI Additional Treatments for Patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease
- 130. Chapter 11 documents here: Probiotics
- 131. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- 132. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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