Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Review and Assessment E-Book

Anthony J. Dimarino

Description

Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Review and Assessment, by Anthony DiMarino, MD, is your ideal study aid for the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Subspecialty Examination in Gastroenterology. Over 1,000 review questions challenge your mastery of the entire spectrum of topics covered on the exam. Links to the relevant sections inside Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease make it easy to locate in-depth, authoritative explanations of less familiar areas. The result remains the most thorough, effective review resource in this broad specialty.

• More than 1,000 multiple-choice questions test your mastery of all of the topics covered on the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Subspecialty Examination in Gastroenterology.

• A high proportion new review questions - more than 75% based on patient presentations - mirror the content of the actual board examination, providing a realistic simulation of the exam's challenges.

Informations

• Publié par: Saunders
• Date de parution: 25 mai 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781437729276
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease
Review and Assessment
Ninth Edition

Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD
William Rorer Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert M. Coben, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Academic Coordinator, GI Fellowship Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anthony Infantolino, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Saunders
Front Matter
Sleisenger and Fordtran’s
G ASTROINTESTINAL AND L IVER D ISEASE
REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT
Ninth Edition
Edited by
Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD , William Rorer Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert M. Coben, MD , Associate Professor of Medicine, Academic Coordinator, GI Fellowship Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anthony Infantolino, MD , Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sleisenger and Fordtran’s gastrointestinal and liver disease review and assessment / [edited by] Anthony J. DiMarino Jr., Robert Coben, Anthony Infantolino—9th ed.
p. ; cm.
Other title: Gastrointestinal and liver disease
Rev. ed. of: Sleisenger & Fordtran’s gastrointestinal and liver disease / edited by Mark Feldman, Lawrence S. Friedman, Lawrence J. Brandt. 8th ed. c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4377-0730-4
1.  Gastrointestinal system—Diseases—Examinations, questions, etc. I.  DiMarino, Anthony J. II.  Coben, Robert. III.  Infantolino, Anthony. IV.  Sleisenger, Marvin H. V.  Sleisenger & Fordtran’s gastrointestinal and liver disease. VI.  Title: Gastrointestinal and liver disease.
[DNLM: 1.  Gastrointestinal Disease. 2.  Liver Diseases.  WI 140 S6321 2010]
RC801.G384 2010 Suppl.
616.3′3—dc22
2010005185
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Developmental Editor : Virginia Wilson
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Design Direction : Steve Stave
Printed in the United States of America.
Last digit is the print number: 9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
Dedication
Dedicated to medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty who have a continuing quest for new knowledge in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. Special appreciation to co-editors Robert Coben and Anthony Infantolino and to the section leaders—Cuckoo Choudhary, Sidney Cohen, Steven Herrine, David Kastenberg, Howard Kroop, David Loren, and Satish Rattan—and to our gastroenterology fellows, who participated in this project and raised many important questions and topics. Recognition is given to Donna Collins and Patricia Shaughnessy for their invaluable help in making this book a success .

Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD
Contributors

Jeffrey A. Abrams, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kristin Braun, MD, Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cuckoo Choudhary, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Robert M. Coben, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine; Academic Coordinator, GI Fellowship Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sidney Cohen, MD, Professor of Medicine; Director of Research Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mitchell Conn, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, GI/Transplant Service Line, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., MD, William Rorer Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Michael C. DiMarino, MD, MMS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bob Etemad, MD, Medical Director of Endoscopy, Main Line Gastroenterology Associates PC, Main Line Health System, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania

Jonathan M. Fenkel, MD, Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mara Goldstein-Posner, MD, Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steven M. Greenfield, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hie-Won L. Hann, MD, Professor of Medicine; Director, Liver Disease Prevention Center, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nikroo Hashemi, MD, Fellow, Advanced Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Christine M. Herdman, MD, Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steven K. Herrine, MD, Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Fellowship Program; Associate Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University; Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anthony Infantolino, MD, AGAF, FACG, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Endoscopic Ultrasound, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

David Kastenberg, MD, FACP, AGAF, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Leo C. Katz, MD, Assistant Pro