The Official Patient's Sourcebook On Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction: A Revised And Updated Directory For The Internet Age

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to intestinal pseudo-obstruction, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 3. Studies on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; Chapter 4. Books on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; Chapter 5. Multimedia on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; Chapter 6. Periodicals and News on Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction, Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome, Hypomotility Disorder, Idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, Pseudointestinal Obstruction Syndrome, Pseudoobstructive Syndrome.