Diarrhoea and constipation in geriatric practice / edited by Ranjit N. Ratnaike ; foreword by Gary R. Andrews
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- Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 1999
- xiii, 236 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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- Foreword / Gary R. Andrews
- I. Defences of the aging gastrointestinal tract. 1. Nonimmune defences of the aging gut / Ranjit N. Ratnaike. 2. Immune defences of the aging gut / R. Logan Faust
- II. Diarrhoea. 3. Pathophysiology of diarrhoea / Ranjit N. Ratnaike. 4. History and physical examination / Ranjit N. Ratnaike. 5. The investigation of diarrhoea / Joseph E. Buttery, Peter J. Lawson and Ranjit N. Ratnaike / [et al.]. 6. Faecal incontinence / Ludomyr J. Mykyta. 7. Drug-induced diarrhoea / Ranjit N. Ratnaike and Terry E. Jones. 8. Aetiology of infectious diarrhoea / Ranjit N. Ratnaike and David F. M. Looke. 9. Specific infectious conditions / Ranjit N. Ratnaike. 10. An overview of management of infectious diarrhoea / Ranjit N. Ratnaike
- III. Noninfectious clinical entities. 11. Coeliac disease / Adrian G. Cummins. 12. Inflammatory disorders of the colon / Ian Roberts-Thomson. 13. Neoplasia and diarrhoea / James McA. Cooper.
- 14. Irritable bowel syndrome / William M. H. Goh and Ranjit N. Ratnaike. 15. Endocrine, metabolic and miscellaneous causes of diarrhoea / Ranjit N. Ratnaike, Joseph E. Buttery and David J. Torpy
- IV. Constipation. 16. Constipation: aetiology and diagnosis / Michael C. Woodward. 17. Constipation: issues of management / Michael C. Woodward
- V. Perspectives of altered bowel function. 18. Issues of nutrition / Ian Darnton-Hill, Seppo K. Suomela and N. V. K. Nair. 19. The nursing care of older people with diarrhoea and constipation / Tina Koch, Pamela F. Sando and Sally Hudson.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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