The Junior Doctor's Guide to Gastroenterology

by Louisa Baxter, Neel Sharma, Ian Mann

'Becoming a first year doctor is a stressful time...you are suddenly member of a medical team. People often feel out of their comfort zone, and are commonly too embarrassed to ask for help or advice - ' Gastroenterology concerns a large number of patients and is a commonly encountered area of medicine that all doctors are exposed to, even if they are working in a different specialty. It covers disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, gallbladder and liver. This practical, user-firendly guide to gastroenterology for the junior doctor consolidates knowledge on common gastroenterological problems. Its unique approach offers logical explanations of investigations and ways to interpret results; it also outlines complications, prognoses and management and contains vital information on running successful ward rounds. Concise and easy to read, The Junior Doctor's Guide to Gastroenterology helps you to make informed, confident decisions and gives you the assurance to optimise your time in gastroenterology.

152 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

Reviews

[Nataliya Piletska · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to some of the most common gastroenterological diseases, with a focus on practical application: most common presentations, tests, treatments (both medical and surgical). Helpfully, this book defines a lot of terminology (but not everything - it has a good balance of neither over-complicating, nor dumbing things down patronisingly). Unhelpfully, this book copy-and-pastes a lot of paragraphs. This is ideal for the target audience, so the fledgling doctors don't need to refer back fifty pages to look up the first time something was explained, and can get on with making quick decisions and saving lives... but from the point of view of a kiddie third year just flicking through a shiny textbook to refresh the fundamentals and pick up a few clinical hints and tips, it does get a little repetitive. I'll take this book out again in maybe two years' time.