New to this edition
- Fully updated self-assessment section – ideal for current examination practice!
- Includes useful ‘Learning Objectives’ at the start of each chapter.
- Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines.
- Includes recent research findings.
- Discusses key aspects of patient communication – presented in easy ‘Communication’ boxes.
- Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students!
Key Features
Approx.312 pages
Author Information
By Paul Collins, MB, BCh, MRCP, Lecturer in Medicine, School of Clinical Science, University of Liverpool; Honorary Registrar in Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
Lecturer in Medicine, School of Clinical Science, University of Liverpool; Honorary Registrar in Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.; Martin Lombard, MD, MSc, FRCPI, FRCP(Lond), Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK and Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
Part I: The Patient Presents With:
1: Indigestion 2: Swallowing problems 3: Acute abdominal pain 4: Chronic abdominal pain 5: Abdominal distension 6: Weight loss and anorexia 7: Vomiting 8: Haematemesis and melaena 9: Diarrhoea 10: Rectal bleeding 11: Anaemia 12: Jaundice 13: Abnormal liver biochemistry. Part II: Diseases and Disorders: 14: Oesophagus 15: Stomach 16: Small intestine 17: Colon 18: Liver 19: Biliary tract 20: Pancreas. Part III: History, Examination and Common Investigations: 21: Taking a history 22: Examination of the patient 23: Writing up a medical clerking 24: Common investigations Part IV: Self-assessment: Multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Short answer questions (SAQs). Extended matching questions (EMQs). Patient-management problems (PMPs). MCQ answers. SAQ answers. EMQ answers. PMP answers.