This title provides a point-of-care reference for busy clinicians who need the best evidence based answers to patient questions at their fingertips. Additionally, it guides clinicians through the complicated therapeutic management of IBD including drug initiation, medications side effects and complications, therapeutic level monitoring and accurate disease monitoring. Lastly, it addresses special situations such as alternative therapies, pregnancy, fertility, and lactation. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Point-of-Care Reference Guide will be a valuable reference for Gastroenterologists, Gastroenterology Fellows and Mid-Level Providers.

Why Did This Happen to Me? Epidemiology, Genetics, and Pathophysiology of IBD
Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin
Pages 1-6
Was There Something I Did to Get Inflammatory Bowel Disease? Environmental and Dietary Factors That Contribute to IBD
Kanagala, Vikram (et al.)
Pages 7-14
So What Is Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis? Pathophysiology of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Thoguluva Chandrasekar, Viveksandeep (et al.)
Pages 15-23
Are You Sure I Have Crohn's Disease? Making the Proper Diagnosis, Avoiding IBD Mimickers, and Diagnostic Pitfalls
Kane, Sunanda
Pages 25-28
Do I Have Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis? Identifying Factors That Distinguish CD from UC and Indeterminate Colitis
Pekow, Joel
Pages 29-33
What If I Do Not Get Myself Treated for Crohn's Disease? Natural History of Crohn's Disease
Ali, Tauseef
Pages 35-39
What Happens If I Do Nothing for My Ulcerative Colitis? The Natural History of Untreated Ulcerative Colitis
Kanagala, Vikram (et al.)
Pages 41-51
What Factors of My Crohn's Disease Put Me at Higher Risk of Complications? Identifying Crohn's Patients with Severe Disease
Oliveira, Liliana
Pages 53-58
What Is the Best Possible Therapy for My Crohn's Disease? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Crohn's Disease
Micic, Dejan (et al.)
Pages 59-71
What is the Best Possible Therapy for My Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Calloway, Alexis P. (et al.)
Pages 73-78
What Is the Best Therapy for My Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis? State-of-the-Art Therapy for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Hirsch, Ayal (et al.)
Pages 79-89
Can I Stop My Medications Now that I Am Feeling Well? Why Maintenance Therapy Is Important in Preventing Recurrence in Crohn's Disease
Stein, Daniel J.
Pages 91-98
My Medications Are Not Working, What Can I Try Now for My Crohn's Disease? Options for Refractory Crohn's Disease
Chapman, Jonathan C.
Pages 99-106
What About Alternative Therapies I Can Try? Dietary Supplements, Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Alternative Therapies in IBD
Quezada, Sandra M. (et al.)
Pages 107-117
Why Can't I Just Stay on Prednisone? The Long-Term Adverse Effects of Steroids
Schiro, Adam (et al.)
Pages 119-128
Why Can't I Continue to Take My Narcotics? The Long-Term Negative Effects of Narcotics
Rage, Ayan (et al.)
Pages 129-134
I Heard These Medications Give You Cancer. Is That True? Risks of Malignancy with IBD Therapy
Gaffney, Ryan R. (et al.)
Pages 135-140
Are All of These Vaccinations Really Needed? Vaccinations and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients
Fu, Y. T. Nancy (et al.)
Pages 141-146
Do I Really Need to Come for Blood Testing So Often? Appropriate Monitoring of Therapy and Disease by Laboratory Testing
Raffals, Laura E.
Pages 147-150
Do I Really Have to Have
Chachu, Karen A. (et al.)
Pages 151-160
What Can I Do to Avoid Getting Too Much Radiation and What Imaging Test Is Right for Me? Selecting the Best Imaging Test for the Right Patient and the Right Reason
Tremaine, William J.
Pages 161-163
Will this affect my or my partner's fertility? : Fertility and Women's Issues in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Beaulieu, Dawn B.
Pages 165-169
What Do I Do with My Medications If I Become Pregnant? Safety of IBD Medications During Pregnancy
Kumar, Shakthi Dharan (et al.)
Pages 171-187
Is It Safe for Me to Breastfeed While on My IBD Medications? Safety of Lactation and IBD Medications
Harris, Kimberly A. (et al.)
Pages 189-194
My Fistulas Are Just Not Healing. What Are You Going to Do About It? Surgical Management of Perianal Crohn's Disease
Ridolfi, Timothy (et al.)
Pages 195-200
Why Do I Need to Have Surgery for My Crohn's Disease? Surgical Management of Crohn's Disease
Otterson, Mary F.
Pages 201-206
What Is Life Like After Colectomy for UC? Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis and Pouchitis
Swoger, Jason M. (et al.)
Pages 207-214
What Is It Like to Have an Ostomy? Colostomy and Ileostomy Issues and IBD
Ludwig, Kirk
Pages 215-221
Why Can't I Take My NSAIDs Any Longer? Avoiding Meds That May Cause a Flare
Naik, Amar
Pages 223-226
Does Stress Play a Role in My Disease? The Role of Stress and Psychiatric Issues in IBD
Szigethy, Eva