• Medientyp: E-Book
  • Titel: GERD : Living with Acid Reflux Disease
  • Enthält: Frontmatter
    Contents
    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    PART ONE: Introduction to GERD: Definitions and Prevalence
    Introduction
    CHAPTER 1. What is GERD?
    CHAPTER 2. How Prevalent is GERD?
    PART TWO: Causes, Symptoms, and Complications of GERD
    Introduction
    CHAPTER 3. The Digestive Tract and GERD
    CHAPTER 4. What Causes GERD?
    CHAPTER 5. What are the Symptoms of GERD?
    CHAPTER 6. What are the Complications of GERD? 26. What is esophagitis?
    PART THREE: The Influence of Lifestyle Modifications, Certain Foods, and Medications on the Occurrence of GERD
    Introduction
    CHAPTER 7. How does a person’s lifestyle affect GERD?
    CHAPTER 8. What foods and beverages make GERD worse?
    CHAPTER 9. What drugs and medications make GERD worse?
    PART FOUR: Diagnosing and Treating GERD
    Introduction
    CHAPTER 10. Diagnosing GERD
    CHAPTER 11. GERD Medications
    CHAPTER 12. Surgical Procedures
    Index
  • Beteiligte: Olle, David A. [Verfasser:in]
  • Erschienen: Dulles, VA: Mercury Learning and Information, 2015
  • Erschienen in: MyModernHealth FAQs
  • Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (150 p.)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN: 9781942270676
  • Schlagwörter: Gastroesophageal reflux Miscellanea ; Gastroesophageal reflux Popular works ; Gastroesophageal reflux ; MEDICAL / Gastroenterology
  • Reproduktionsnotiz: Issued also in print
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  • Anmerkungen: In English
  • Beschreibung: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux, is a very common condition affecting around 20-40 % of the population over a one year period. This book describes all the essential features of GERD for the general public in an engaging and stimulating manner that facilitates learning and reinforcement. This is accomplished by applying methods that accommodate various learning styles, including the use of illustrations, tables, charts, and boxes that highlight definitions, facts, or website links for more detailed information.FEATURES:• Provides questions and answers about the features, definitions, and descriptions of GERD• Includes numerous in-text Web links to WebMD, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USDA, the CDC, pharmaceutical companies, YouTube, and other sites with animations, diets, practical case studies, and tools related to GERD.SELECTED TOPICS:Causes, risk factors, symptoms, degrees of GERD, anatomy and physiology of the esophagus, lower esophageal sphincter and stomach as it relates to GERD, complications, diagnostic tests, and treatments based on lifestyle modifications, medications, endoscopic procedures, and surgery, diets
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