05436nam 2200673Ia 450 99620197120331620240418063415.01-281-32207-597866113220760-470-75082-00-470-75028-6(CKB)1000000000408826(EBL)351012(OCoLC)437214018(SSID)ssj0000123524(PQKBManifestationID)11141263(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123524(PQKBWorkID)10009039(PQKB)11783528(MiAaPQ)EBC351012(Au-PeEL)EBL351012(CaPaEBR)ebr10232980(CaONFJC)MIL132207(EXLCZ)99100000000040882620051108d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClinical dilemmas in inflammatory bowel disease[electronic resource] /edited by Peter Irving, David Rampton, Fergus Shanahan1st ed.Malden, MA Blackwell Pub. Ltd20061 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-3377-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Clinical Dilemmas in: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Investigating IBD in the 21st Century; 1 Capsule endoscopy: do we need it?; 2 Pathology reports - pitfalls for the unwary; 3 Non-invasive diagnosis and assessment; 4 What is the best way to image perianal Crohn's disease?; 5 Surveillance colonoscopy in UC: alternatives and ways to improve outcome; 6 Abnormal liver tests - what should we do about them?; Part 2 Medical Treatment: Making the Most of What We've Got - 5-ASA drugs; 5-ASA drugs; 7 Is monitoring necessary?8 Do they have a role in Crohn's disease?Steroids; 9 Steroids in Crohn's: are they obsolete?; Antibiotics for Crohn's disease; 10 Antibiotics: which, when, and for how long?; 11 M ycobacterium av ium paratuberculosis in Crohn's disease: player or spectator?; Immunomodulators; 12 TPMT testing: is it essential?; 13 6-Mercaptopurine or azathioprine?; 14 Thiopurines: how long should we use them for?; 15 Making the most of methotrexate; 16 Cyclosporine: balancing risk and benefit; Infliximab; 17 Contraindications - absolute or relative?; 18 How can we prevent tuberculosis?19 Dealing with infusion reactions20 Use in ulcerative colitis; 21 Infliximab and surgery: health or hazard?; Nutritional therapy for Crohn's disease; 22 Nutritional therapy for Crohn's disease: is it for adults?; Part 3 Medical Treatment: What's Round the Corner?; 23 Trials and tribulations - interpreting clinical trials in IBD; 24 Genetics - clinical and therapeutic applications; 25 Probiotics - separating science from snakeoil; 26 Worms; 27 Smoking and nicotine - poison for Crohn's, potion for colitis?; 28 Heparin; 29 Leukocytapheresis: filtering out the facts30 Appendectomy for ulcerative colitis - a therapeutic option?31 Biologic treatments in IBD; 32 Stem cell transplantation for IBD; 33 Complementary and alternative therapy - the way forward or a step back?; Part 4 Common Clinical Challenges: Beyond the Text Book; 34 Functional problems; 35 Psychological stress: something to worry about?; 36 Drugs to avoid; 37 NSAIDs and COX-2 selective agents: cause or cure of pain in IBD?; 38 Iron replacement - is it safe and effective?; 39 Hepatitis B and C viruses - how do they affect management of IBD?; 40 Pregnancy: what drugs can we use?41 How to prevent growth failure in children42 Predicting outcome in severe UC; 43 Refractory proctitis; 44 CMV co-infection - does it matter?; 45 Treatment of oral Crohn's disease; 46 Pathophysiologic approach to treatment of diarrhea in Crohn's disease; 47 Short bowel; 48 Management of internal fistulae; 49 What is indeterminate colitis?; 50 Pouches for indeterminate colitis?; 51 Colitis-associated cancer: what's the risk to your patients?; 52 What to do with dysplasia, DALMs, and adenomas; Part 5 Managing IBD Outside the Gut; 53 Pyoderma gangrenosum54 Arthritides - helping the joints without harming the gutEvidence-based guidance to answer more than 60 controversial clinical questions on inflammatory bowel disease Clinical Dilemmas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a practical handbook providing quick but detailed answers to the questions and challenges that you are faced with daily in the clinical setting. Each short chapter addresses a different topic and provides evidence-based guidance on subjects ranging from optimising current management through to special management problems and novel treatments. This book is suitable for all medical professionals involved Inflammatory bowel diseasesInflammatory bowel diseasesDecision makingInflammatory bowel diseases.Inflammatory bowel diseasesDecision making.616.344Irving Peter1970-909420Rampton David457140Shanahan Fergus909421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996201971203316Clinical dilemmas in inflammatory bowel disease2034779UNISA