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The latest edition of this text provides a comprehensive overview of the "natural flow of knowledge" regarding inflammatory bowel disease, with an emphasis on state-of-the art approaches that should be the basis for diagnosis and treatment of most patients. In addition to updated chapters, this volume includes new chapters on such topics as the impending biosimilar revolution, quality of care, and new challenges to previously held beliefs about IBD diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis. The book is also one of the first to have a chapter written specifically by and for physician extenders in the training of colleagues and the treatment of patients, which is of increasing importance moving forward in the medical profession.
Written by experts in the field, Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Third Edition is a valuable resource for physicians, nurses, researchers, and other health care providers interested in the latest cutting-edge knowledge for treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
List of contents
The New Face of IBD.- IBD in the New World, Old World, Your World.- Do Genes Matter?.- State of the Art and Future Predictions: Isn't There a Test for That? Diagnosing IBD.- Not Your Grandma's Colonoscope: Novel Endoscopic Approaches.- Radiology Redefined.- Prevention of Colorectal Cancer in IBD Using Advanced Technologies.- Pathological Diagnosis of IBD.- Tricks of the Trade: Treating Your Patient with Mild to Moderate IBD.- Tricks of the Trade: Treating Your Patient with Moderate to Severe IBD.- IBD Therapies: Coming Attractions.- The Different Drummer: Non-traditional Therapeutic Approaches.- The Biosimilar Revolution : Coming to an IBD Patient Near You?.- Nutrition Matters in IBD.- Size Matters - Special Considerations in The Pediatric IBD Patient.- State of the Art and Future Predictions: By the way... I'm Pregnant.- Update on the Surgical Treatment of IBD.- Managing the IBD Patient with Ostomy Complications.- The New Sheriffs in Town: The Role of APN's and PA's in an IBD Practice.- It's Quality, Not Quantity That Matters.- The Economics of IBD.
About the author
Russell D. Cohen, MD, FACG, AGAFProfessor of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Summary
The latest edition of this text provides a comprehensive overview of the “natural flow of knowledge” regarding inflammatory bowel disease, with an emphasis on state-of-the art approaches that should be the basis for diagnosis and treatment of most patients. In addition to updated chapters, this volume includes new chapters on such topics as the impending biosimilar revolution, quality of care, and new challenges to previously held beliefs about IBD diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis. The book is also one of the first to have a chapter written specifically by and for physician extenders in the training of colleagues and the treatment of patients, which is of increasing importance moving forward in the medical profession. Written by experts in the field, Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Therapeutics, Third Edition is a valuable resource for physicians, nurses, researchers, and other health care providers interested in the latest cutting-edge knowledge for treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
