Prepared by residents and chief residents with senior faculty advisors at the Washington University School of Medicine, this handbook is a current, concise, and easily accessible quick reference on the common problems that a gastroenterologist encounters on a daily basis. It covers both inpatient and outpatient approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual(R) of Medical Therapeutics. The book contains separate symptom-oriented and disease-oriented sections and covers a wide range of acute and chronic problems, including irritable bowel syndrome, acute liver disease, cirrhosis, and pancreatic disorders. A chapter on gastrointestinal procedures is included. This handbook is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details. The Washington Manual(R) is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.