GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy: A Practical Approach

This handbook focuses on common gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases seen in pregnant patients. Each chapter addresses the diseases or symptoms and focuses on key questions to ask the patient and key points regarding diagnosis and management.

It is organised so that each chapter focuses on a common complaint or discrete disease, making it easy to find exact information in a ready reference. Also provided are tables of drug safety during pregnancy and breast feeding. Unique features also include a section on alternative therapies and a chapter on care in post bariatric surgery patients.

Each chapter covers epidemiology, pathology, presentation and evaluation, management, summary, and key points. Pocket-sized and easy to read, GI and Liver Disease During Pregnancy is a convenient and accessible reference for gastroenterology fellows, OB/GYN fellows and residents, and practising gastroenterologists.