Gastroenterologist's Guide to Gut Health (eBook)

David M. Novick, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist with extensive clinical and research experience. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. He is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio and an adjunct faculty member at The Rockefeller University in New York City. Novick has more than 70 medical publications. He is a 2014 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition award winner and is published in HippocampusMagazine, Fix.com, and Ohio Lawyer. He is currently in private practice in gastroenterology with special interests in liver diseases and addiction medicine.

DisclaimersDedicationContentsIntroductionDiagrams of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Colon, and Gallbladder & PancreasChapter 1. Preparing for ColonoscopyChapter 2. Sedation and AnesthesiaChapter 3. The ColonoscopyChapter 4. Recovery After ColonoscopyChapter 5. Putting Colonoscopy in Perspective: The Evidence, Quality Issues, and Surveillance IntervalsChapter 6. Colonoscopy: Risks, Alternatives, and BarriersChapter 7. Overview of Colon CancerChapter 8. Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis Chapter 9. Irritable Bowel SyndromeChapter 10. Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseChapter 11. Clostridium difficile Infection, or C-DiffChapter 12. HemorrhoidsChapter 13. Evaluation of The Esophagus, Stomach, and Small IntestineChapter 14. Heartburn and RefluxChapter 15. Disorders of the Stomach and Small Intestine, Including Celiac DiseaseChapter 16: Gallbladder and PancreasChapter 17. Hepatitis CChapter 18. Cirrhosis and the Spectrum of Liver DiseaseChapter 19. Healthy EatingChapter 20. How To Get the Most Out of Your Visit to the DoctorBibliographyGlossaryFor Further ReadingAcknowledgementsPartnership with a GI Charity