Practical Guide to Reflux

Klappentext

This book provides a comprehensive look at this common disease written in medical journal style but designed to be read by anyone with an interest in the condition. The book can be used as a reference source or as a general knowledge enhancer. The volume contains hard to find practical advice on testing and treatment of reflux with helpful nuances from an experienced practitioner. The various advanced technologies to diagnose reflux such as wireless pH monitoring, sedationless endoscopy and Capsule endoscopy are reviewed. Also included is a learned discussion about the recent topic of non-acid reflux and how reflux relates to motility disorders of the oesophagus. Alternatives to medications are discussed along with practice experience on their success.

Zusammenfassung
Contains practical advice on testing and treatment of reflux. This title reviews the various advanced technologies to diagnose reflux such as wireless pH monitoring, sedationless endoscopy and Capsule endoscopy.

Inhalt

Introduction: Incidence & Epidemiology; Causes & Consequences of GERD; Diagnosis of GERD; Treatment of GERD; Index.