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Ulcer etiology, including the role of Helicobacter plyori and its natural hisory, NSAIDs and stress-induced ulcers are covered. Diagnosis of PUD is presented along with insight into symptomatic treatment of ulcers and eradication of H pylori. Management of complications is also discussed.

Provides the clinician with information about causation, complications, natural course, and management of GERD. The efficacy, safety, and suggested regimens of pharmacologic therapies are discussed. Data on the relationship between GERD and asthma are presented. The clinical presentation of GERD patients with chronic cough and laryngitis is discussed in detail.

The diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered bowel diseases, including diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease of the colon, inflammatory bowel diseases, colon and rectal cancer, are reviewed. Pharmacologic treatment is discussed in detail. The ACG guidelines for management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are included.

Provides detailed clinical guidance on the management of ulcerative colitis by disease severity. Clinical presentation and diagnosis criteria are presented along with epidemiology, etiopathogenesis and environmental risk factors. The book contains the American College of Gastroenterology Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Guidelines. Disease management based on disease severity with separate chapters are devoted to each class of medications including aminosalicylate, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and biologics. Comorbidities are reviewed in detail as is health maintenance for the ulcerative colitis patient.