This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Amir Soumekh and Dr. Philip O. Katz, is devoted to Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include: Esophageal and Gastric Motility Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett's Esophagus, Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), Anticoagulation and Upper GI Bleeding, Managing Gallstone Disease in the Elderly, Fecal Incontinence, Constipation, Diarrhea, Functional Bowel Disease, Nutrition, Malnutrition and Obesity, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis and Diverticular Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colon Cancer Screening, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Esophageal and Gastric Motility Disorders in the Elderly - p. 1 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett Esophagus in the Elderly - p. 17 10. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, Anticoagulation, and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 31 11. Managing Gallstone Disease in the Elderly - p. 43 12. Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly - p. 71 13. Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in the Geriatric Population - p. 85 14. Common Diarrheal Illnesses in the Elderly - p. 103 15. Functional Bowel Disease - p. 119 16. Nutrition and Weight Management in the Elderly - p. 131 17. Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, and Diverticular Bleeding - p. 141 18. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 155 19. Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly - p. 173 20. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Older Adult - p. 185
This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Amir Soumekh and Dr. Philip O. Katz, is devoted to Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include: Esophageal and Gastric Motility Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett's Esophagus, Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), Anticoagulation and Upper GI Bleeding, Managing Gallstone Disease in the Elderly, Fecal Incontinence, Constipation, Diarrhea, Functional Bowel Disease, Nutrition, Malnutrition and Obesity, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis and Diverticular Bleeding, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colon Cancer Screening, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Esophageal and Gastric Motility Disorders in the Elderly - p. 1 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett Esophagus in the Elderly - p. 17 10. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, Anticoagulation, and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 31 11. Managing Gallstone Disease in the Elderly - p. 43 12. Fecal Incontinence in the Elderly - p. 71 13. Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in the Geriatric Population - p. 85 14. Common Diarrheal Illnesses in the Elderly - p. 103 15. Functional Bowel Disease - p. 119 16. Nutrition and Weight Management in the Elderly - p. 131 17. Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, and Diverticular Bleeding - p. 141 18. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - p. 155 19. Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly - p. 173 20. Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Older Adult - p. 185
