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Fast Facts: Dyspepsia, 2nd edn
By Kenneth L Koch and
Michael J Lancaster Smith
Published 2003
104 pages, 54 illustrations
ISBN 978-1-903734-19-3
$25.00 (Our delivery cost is a flat fee of $9.00 so the more you order the better!)
Dyspepesia is very common in the western world and, in addition to the considerable discomfort caused to sufferers, carries with it enormous economic and social consequences. The bulk of the responsibility for diagnosis and subsequent management falls to the primary healthcare physician and other members of the healthcare team. Fast Facts: Dyspepsia is an expert guide to the causes, diagnosis and management of each condition for this specific group.
- A concise presentation of practical, up-to-date information on the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management of dyspepsia focusing on current drug therapy
- Excellent review of presenting features, organic and functional causes, management and treatment options and possible future developments
- Excellent tables and illustrations support core clinical description
- A timely and accessible text for primary care physicians and specialist nurses who frequently manage this common condition
Contents
Approaching uninvestigated dyspepsia; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer; Carcinoma of the esophagus and stomach; Functional dyspepsia; Future trends
Review
‘This book of 100 pages provides a good comprehensive account of the current state of diagnosis and management of patients with dyspepsia .......I found this book an excellent summary of the current theory behind treating peptic ulcers, Helicobacter and patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease’. Update
The authors
Kenneth L Koch
Professor of Medicine and Chief Gastroenterology and Hepatology North Carolina Baptist Hospital Wake Forest University Winston-Salem North Carolina, USA
Michael J Lancaster Smith
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Director of Research and Development Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup, Kent, UK
