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9780826118653

Care of Gastrointestinal Problems in the Older Adult

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826118653

  • ISBN10:

    0826118658

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
  • Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

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With gastrointestinal (GI) disorders being diagnosed in 62 million Americans each year, this book provides an in-depth discussion of multiple common GI disorders affecting older adults. It is written for professional nurses, technical nurses, undergraduate and graduate nursing students, and nursing in-service providers. Home-care providers and care givers can learn a great deal from reading chapters that can provide specific information related to direct patient care issues. Guidelines used are the most current ones formulated by the National Clearinghouse of Digestive Disorders and other authoritative medical societies and associations. Contributors to this text include nurse experts in the care of older adults with GI disorders. Their expertise to each topic is presented in an easy to understand style with solid evidence-based information. The wide range of disorders is supported by an in-depth chapter on the essential role of nutrition. A chapter devoted to GI cancer

Table of Contents

Contributors ix
Preface xi
1. Introduction and Demographic Data
1(6)
Sue E. Meiner
2. General Disorders of the Upper Gastrointestinal System
7(16)
Beverly Anderson Reno
3. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
23(24)
Catherine Hill
4. Motor Dysfunctions of the Stomach
47(12)
Susan D. Kowalski
5. Helicobacter Pylori and Ulcers
59(8)
Phyllis J. Atkinson
6. Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic Infections of the Colon
67(14)
Sue E. Meiner
7. Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiencies
81(14)
Lori Candela
8. Cancers of the Gastrointestinal Tract
95(34)
Ann Schmidt Luggen
9. Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Diseases
129(28)
Barbara Resnick
10. Irritable Bowel Syndrome 157(20)
Sue E. Meiner
11. Diverticular Disease 177(24)
D. Sue Clarren
12. Constipation and Noninfectious Diarrhea 201(14)
Lynn Ferebee and Sue E. Meiner
13. Hemorrhoids and Problems of the Anus and Rectum 215(30)
Catherine Hill
Index 245

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