Gastrointestinal Diseases and Their Associated Infections

• Author : Guy D. Eslick
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 17 January 2019

Many bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi play key roles in the development of gastrointestinal diseases, and this practical reference brings you up to speed with this increasingly important area. Covering a broad range of GI diseases and cancers, this resource provides an expert overview of the field, ideal for all gastroenterologists and infectious disease physicians. Covers infections associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett’s esophagus, gallbladder disease, acute pancreatitis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease,

• Author : Connor Dyer
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 June 2021

• Author : Lizhi Zhang,Vishal S. Chandan,Tsung-Teh Wu
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 24 June 2019

This book covers the entire spectrum of non-neoplastic diseases within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract including new entities, recent developments, and questions that arise in the practice of GI pathology. The text is organized by specific organ site, with related disorders of each organ site subgrouped into several chapters based on their common features. Pathologists can quickly find the disorders they are interested and review similar disorders in the same chapter to help them make a correct diagnosis. Each major and

• Author : C.J.C. Roberts
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

"Gastrointestinal Disease" is the first monograph in a new series on management and treatment in major clinical subspecialties and patient groups. Further volumes will be published over the next few years. Each book is complete in its own right. The whole series, however, has been prepared to fill a gap, perceived by the publisher, myself and the volume authors, between standard textbooks of medicine and therapeutics and research reviews, symposia and original articles in specialist fields. Each volume aims to

• Author : Amy C. Shay, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, FCNS,Jan Powers, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, NE-BC, FCCM,Terry A. Doescher, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CCRC
• Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
• Release : 02 March 2021

Co-Published with the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) to provide you with invaluable guidance for acing your Adult-Gerontology CNS exam! This comprehensive review manual provides the ultimate resource for either the AACN Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Wellness Through Acute Care (ACCNS-AG) or the ANCC Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS-BC) certification exam. It incorporates both current test plans and the most recent NACNS core competencies, encompassing all the essential knowledge you need to pass the exam and succeed in

• Author : Guy D. Eslick
• Publisher : W B Saunders Company
• Release : 24 June 2021

This issue focuses on the latest cutting-edge research in GI diseases that have or may have an infectious origin, including gallbladder disease, gastric cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and others.

• Author : S.P. Borriello
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea is often caused by Clostridium difficile; this disease can best be diagnosed by detection of fecal cytotoxin in a tissue culture assay and, when therapy is indicated, can be effectively treated with orally administered vancomycin. The cause of disease in most cases of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea that do not involve C. difficile is not known; fortunately, this form of diarrhea 1S usually mild. Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea may also rarely involve s. aureus and certain enteric pathogens. 37 QHAPTER 4 Qf. TECTlON. ISOLATION

• Author : Kathy Pond
• Publisher : IWA Publishing
• Release : 30 September 2005

Worldwide, the popularity of recreational activities which involve contact with water is continuing to grow. Moreover, ease of travel and change in human behaviour has altered the use of water for recreational purposes. Users should be aware that recreational exposures to pathogens may result in disease. Susceptible populations including people with reduced immune function (e.g., resulting from disease (cancer, HIV), genetic susceptibility, age, etc.) or lack of immunity to locally endemic diseases (e.g., tourists) may be at higher

• Author : J. Chase McNeil,Judith R. Campbell,Jonathan D. Crews
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 30 October 2018

With advances in technology and medical science, children with previously untreatable and often fatal conditions, such as congenital heart disease, extreme prematurity and pediatric malignancy, are living longer. While this is a tremendous achievement, pediatric providers are now more commonly facing challenges in these medical complex children both as a consequence of their underlying disease and the delivery of medical care. The term healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) encompass both infections that occur in the hospital and those that occur as a

• Author : Cedric A. Mims,John Playfair,John Hugh Lyon Playfair,Ivan Roitt,Derek Wakelin,Rosamund Williams
• Publisher : Mosby Incorporated
• Release : 24 June 1998

Medical Microbiology takes a modern and clinically relevant approach to microbiology, discussing the organ systems in turn and addressing the diseases caused by invading microbes within each. The book has four main sections in which the first sections describe infectious diseases in terms of conflict between the host and the parasite. The third section is a full, factual, clinically-based account of infectious diseases with the necessary attention to core medical microbiology, while the fourth section is devoted to prevention and

• Author : Anthony J. DiMarino,Stanley B. Benjamin
• Publisher : SLACK Incorporated
• Release : 24 June 2021

Gastrointestinal Disease: An Endoscopic Approach, Second Edition has been completely revised and updated into a one-volume clinical reference text. Unlike others on this topic, this text demonstrates how the endoscope incorporates pathophysiology, diagnostic, and treatment modalities into endoscopic practice. This new edition includes more than 1200 full-color photographs, endoscopic images, and line drawings that help illustrate and enhance the clarity of some of the elaborate procedures and diagnoses of gastroenterology. Edited by six prestigious gastroenterologists and with many new and fully

• Author : Culley C. Carson,Tracy Irons-Georges
• Publisher : Salem PressInc
• Release : 24 June 1998

• Author : Kathleen S. Graham,David Y. Graham
• Publisher : Handbooks in Health Care
• Release : 24 June 2021

This pocket-size (4.25x7") handbook summarizes what is known about diagnosis and management of H pylori-associated gastrointestinal diseases, with chapters on epidemiology, the effect of H pylori infection on gastroduodenal physiology, associated diseases, diagnostic tests, therapy, pediatrics, and vaccines. Color photos and micro images are included. Kathleen Graham is affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. David Graham is chief of the Gastroenterology Section at the VA Medical Center, and teaches medicine at Baylor

• Author : Vivian H Chu
• Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Release : 06 November 2018

In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Vivian Chu has created an issue that provides current clinical updates on device-associated infections. Authors are represented by experts across the world, who have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections; Vascular Graft Infections; Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device-Associated Infections; Left Ventricular Device-Associated Infections; Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections; Prosthetic Joint Infections; Neurosurgical Device-Related Infections; Breast Implant Infections; Cochlear Implant Infections; Gastrointestinal Scope-Related Infections; Understanding Biofilms and Novel Approaches to

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 June 1973