Essential Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and NutritionStefano Guandalini Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. At last, here's a practical, concise, and easy-to-use guide for the diagnosis and treatment of digestive, nutritional, hepatic, and abdominal disorders in the neonate, child, and adolescent Written and designed especially for use by the practitioner in general practice, an effective combination of concise text and useful summary features allows you to quickly assess and interpret presenting signs and symptoms and formulate an effective plan for management. *A concise, yet thorough review for the non-specialist ALSO OF INTEREST: Wolf: Essential Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, ISBN 0-07-141668-4 |
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... toxic for celiac patients : wheat , rye , and barley . Gluten causes intestinal damage in individuals whose anti- gen - presenting cells express either the heterodimer DQ2 , produced by individuals who are HLA DR3 ( or DR5 / DR7 ) or ...
... toxic megacolon . This is heralded by increasing abdominal distention , guarding , and rebound ten- derness to palpation with decrease in bowel sounds . Narcotics used for pain management and electrolyte imbalances , especially ...
... toxic food or drugs ( e.g. , gluten - free diet in celiac disease ; interruption of treatment with a putatively toxic drug ) PROGNOSIS Prognosis depends on etiology of hypertransami- nasemia and on whether a valid treatment exists ...
Contents
ACUTE DIARRHEA | 15 |
FAILURE TO THRIVEMALNUTRITION | 47 |
CONSTIPATION | 69 |
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