Gastroenterology is a critically important specialty in medicine,encompassing the GI tract and two vital organs - the pancreas andthe liver. Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncoveredincludes reference to the new JCHMT curriculum for acute andinternal medicine concerning gastroenterology and hepatology andpresents real-life patient cases and outcomes as seen on the wardsand in exams leading students through a practical approach torecognize, understand, investigate and manage gastroenterologicaland hepatological disorders and conditions.Following a question-answer approach, with self-assessment MCQs,EMQs and SAQs, and a 'refresher' section on basic science,Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncovered featuresinvestigations and the treatment options available for patientswith upper and lower GI disorders, liver disease, biliary andpancreatic disease, and problems of nutrition.Gastroenterology: Clinical Cases Uncovered is ideal formedical students, junior doctors on the Foundation Programme, GPtrainees, specialist nurses and nurse practitioners andgastroenterology trainees on the specialty training programme.

Preface, viiHow to use this book, viiiList of abbreviations, ixPart 1 Basics, 1Basic science, 1Approach to the patient, 14Part 2 Cases, 29Upper gastrointestinalCase 1 A 61-year-old woman with progressive dysphagia,29Case 2 A 52-year-old man with atypical chest pain, 34Case 3 A 57-year-old woman with upper abdominaldiscomfort, 40Case 4 A 36-year-old man with upper abdominal discomfortand heartburn, 45Case 5 A 27-year-old woman with nausea and vomiting,51Case 6 A 73-year-old man with haematemesis and melaena,56Case 7 A 68-year-old woman with fatigue, weight loss andaltered bowel habit, 63Lower gastrointestinalCase 8 A 23-year-old woman with constipation, 69Case 9 A 24-year-old woman with chronic diarrhoea, 74Case 10 A 51-year-old woman with acute nausea, vomitingand diarrhoea, 80Case 11 A 79-year-old woman with altered bowel habit andweight loss, 85Case 12 A 54-year-old man with rectal bleeding, 90Case 13 A 66-year-old woman with anaemia, 95Liver diseaseCase 14 A 64-year-old man with abnormal liver functiontests, 100Case 15 A 45-year-old man with acute jaundice, 109Case 16 A 53-year-old woman with jaundice and abnormalliver tests, 115Case 17 A 53-year-old man with abdominal swelling,120Case 18 A 36-year-old man who drinks alcohol, 125Biliary and pancreatic diseaseCase 19 A 79-year-old man with right upper quadrantcolicky abdominal discomfort, 131Case 20 A 19-year-old man with acute abdominal pain,136NutritionCase 21 A 35-year-old woman with anorexia, 143Case 22 A 48-year-old man with an increased body massindex, 148Functional disordersCase 23 A 21-year-old student with chronic abdominalpain, 153Part 3 Self-assessment, 159MCQs, 159EMQs, 162SAQs, 166Answers, 167Further reading, 173Index of cases by diagnosis, 175Index, 177The colour plate section can be found facing p.54.