INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. A POINT OF CARE CLINICAL GUIDE

This titleprovidesa point-of-care reference for busy clinicians who need the best evidence based answers to patient questions at their fingertips. Additionally, it guides clinicians through the complicated therapeutic management of IBD including drug initiation, medications side effects and complications, therapeutic level monitoring and accurate disease monitoring. Lastly, it addresses special situations such as alternative therapies, pregnancy, fertility, and lactation. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Point-of-Care Reference Guide will be a valuable reference for Gastroenterologists, Gastroenterology Fellows and Mid-Level Providers.

Author
- Daniel J. Stein, MD Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI USA.
- Reza Shaker,MD Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI USA.

Table of contents (30 chapters)
1.Why Did This Happen to Me? Epidemiology, Genetics, and Pathophysiology of IBD
2.Was There Something I Did to Get Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Environmental and Dietary Factors That Contribute to IBD
3.So What Is Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis? Pathophysiology of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
4.Are You Sure I Have Crohn’s Disease? Making the Proper Diagnosis, Avoiding IBD Mimickers, and Diagnostic Pitfalls
5.Do I Have Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis? Identifying Factors That Distinguish CD from UC and Indeterminate Colitis
6.What If I Do Not Get Myself Treated for Crohn’s Disease? Natural History of Crohn’s Disease
7.What Happens If I Do Nothing for My Ulcerative Colitis? The Natural History of Untreated Ulcerative Colitis
8.What Factors of My Crohn’s Disease Put Me at Higher Risk of Complications? Identifying Crohn’s Patients with Severe Disease
9.What Is the Best Possible Therapy for My Crohn’s Disease? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Crohn’s Disease
10.What is the Best Possible Therapy for My Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
11.What Is the Best Therapy for My Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
12.Can I Stop My Medications Now that I Am Feeling Well? Why Maintenance Therapy Is Important in Preventing Recurrence in Crohn’s Disease
13. “My Medications Are Not Working, What Can I Try Now for My Crohn’s Disease?” Options for Refractory Crohn’s Disease
14.What About Alternative Therapies I Can Try? Dietary Supplements, Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Alternative Therapies in IBD
15.Why Can’t I Just Stay on Prednisone? The Long-Term Adverse Effects of Steroids
16.Why Can’t I Continue to Take My Narcotics? The Long-Term Negative Effects of Narcotics
17.I Heard These Medications Give You Cancer. Is That True? Risks of Malignancy with IBD Therapy
18.Are All of These Vaccinations Really Needed? Vaccinations and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients
19.Do I Really Need to Come for Blood Testing So Often? Appropriate Monitoring of Therapy and Disease by Laboratory Testing
20. “Do I Really Have to Have
21. “What Can I Do to Avoid Getting Too Much Radiation and What Imaging Test Is Right for Me?” Selecting the Best Imaging Test for the Right Patient and the Right Reason
22. “Will this affect my or my partner’s fertility?”: Fertility and Women’s Issues in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
23.What Do I Do with My Medications If I Become Pregnant? Safety of IBD Medications During Pregnancy
24.Is It Safe for Me to Breastfeed While on My IBD Medications? Safety of Lactation and IBD Medications
25.My Fistulas Are Just Not Healing. What Are You Going to Do About It? Surgical Management of Perianal Crohn’s Disease
26.Why Do I Need to Have Surgery for My Crohn’s Disease? Surgical Management of Crohn’s Disease
27.What Is Life Like After Colectomy for UC? Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis and Pouchitis
28.What Is It Like to Have an Ostomy? Colostomy and Ileostomy Issues and IBD
29.Why Can’t I Take My NSAIDs Any Longer? Avoiding Meds That May Cause a Flare
30.Does Stress Play a Role in My Disease? The Role of Stress and Psychiatric Issues in IBD