This compact, new text provides a comprehensive overview of gastrointestinal disorders, including anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and clinical aspects of diagnosis and therapy--all in a single volume Seamlessly combines medical, surgical, radiological and pathological viewpoints to provide an integrated understanding of the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal disease.Features numerous self-examination questions with answers to facilitate review and test comprehension. Incorporates insights from many specialties, including internal medicine, pediatrics, pathology, pharmacology, radiology, and surgery.Provides readers with an understanding of the anatomic and physiologic abnormalities that lead to manifestations of disease. Discusses common presenting symptoms, diagnostic approaches, differential diagnoses, and management.Covers all subject areas likely to appear on USMLE-1, including the upper and lower digestive tract, hepatobiliary, and abdominal emergencies, as well as clinical material relevant to USMLE-2. Offers selected references at the end of each chapter for additional reading.
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