Effectively evaluate challenging GI biopsies with
Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology: A Pattern Based Approach to Non-Neoplastic Biopsies
! Presented in a format that closely mirrors the daily sign-out process, this one-of-a-kind resource helps you interpret challenging cases by highlighting red flags in the clinical chart and locating hidden clues in the slides. You’ll be able to reach confident diagnoses efficiently with this patterns based “scope-side guide”.
Key Features
More than 1,100 images illustrate the full morphologic spectrum of the major patterns of non-neoplastic GI tract pathology - providing abundant and varied examples of each diagnosis.
The corresponding text details how to recognize the relevant pattern, arrive at a specific diagnosis, and avoid diagnostic pitfalls.
Key structural elements help you to quickly zero in on specific patterns of injury, link the injury patterns with particular etiologies, and master important diagnostic nuances.
A high-yield format , replete with checklists, key features, diagnostic pearls and pitfalls, frequently asked questions, and sample notes, provides all the assistance you need to enhance your diagnostic skills
Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition , offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to:
An online review quiz for each chapter helps you test your understanding of vital concepts and prepare for examinations
Complete content with enhanced navigation
A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
Cross-linked pages , references, and more for easy navigation
Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use
Author(s): Christina Arnold M.D. (Author), Dora Lam-Himlin M.D. (Author), Elizabeth A. Montgomery MD (Author)
Series: A Pattern Based Approach
Edition: 1
Publisher: LWW
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 488
Title
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
ESOPHAGUS
THE UNREMARKABLE ESOPHAGUS
ACUTE ESOPHAGITIS PATTERN
EOSINOPHILIC PATTERN
PARAKERATOTIC PATTERN
ESOPHAGEAL LYMPHOCYTOSIS PATTERN
PIGMENTS
NEAR MISSES
STOMACH
THE UNREMARKABLE STOMACH
REACTIVE GASTRITIS/GASTROPATHY PATTERN
ACUTE GASTRITIS PATTERN
CHRONIC GASTRITIS PATTERN
LYMPHOCYTIC GASTRITIS PATTERN
COLLAGENOUS GASTRITIS PATTERN
GASTRIC EOSINOPHILIA PATTERN
HYPERPLASTIC PATTERN
GRANULOMATOUS GASTRITIS PATTERN
VASCULAR AND HEMORRHAGIC CHANGES PATTERN
PIGMENTS AND EXTRAS
NEAR MISSES
SMALL BOWEL
THE UNREMARKABLE SMALL BOWEL
ACUTE DUODENITIS PATTERN
ACUTE ILEITIS PATTERN
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION PATTERN
CRYPT ARCHITECTURAL DISTURBANCE PATTERN
EOSINOPHILIA PATTERN
MALABSORTION PATTERN
FOAMY MACROPHAGE PATTERN
DILATED LACTEAL PATTERN
METAPLASIA AND HETEROTOPIA
PIGMENTS AND EXTRAS
NEAR MISSES
COLON
THE UNREMARKABLE COLON
FOCAL ACTIVE COLITIS PATTERN
ACUTE COLITIS PATTERN
ISCHEMIC COLITIS PATTERN
PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS PATTERN
CHRONIC COLITIS PATTERN
LYMPHOCYTIC PATTERN
EOSINOPHILIA PATTERN
GRANULOMATOUS PATTERN
PIGMENTS AND EXTRAS
NEAR MISSES
INDEX