Coeliac Disease (eBook)

Nursing Care and Management

Helen Griffiths (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-98793-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Coeliac Disease: Nursing Care and Management provides nurses with the knowledge and evidence base to understand the impact of the diagnosis of Coeliac disease, and examine the long term treatment and management of the condition. The authors take the reader through an investigative journey from the history of the disease through its pathology, characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and management. Clinical case studies bring to life both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care of patients making this an ideal text for clinical nurse specialists, Gastroenterology nurses and Endoscopy nurses.

Helen Griffiths is a Nurse Consultant in Gastroenterology at Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.

Inhalt

Coeliac Disease 3
Contents 9
List of Contributors 11
Foreword 13
Preface 15
Introduction and How to Use This Book 17
1 The History of Coeliac Disease 19
A chronological history of coeliac disease 20
Definition of coeliac disease 25
2 The Characteristics of Coeliac Disease 33
Structure and function of the small intestine 34
Pathogenesis of coeliac disease 39
3 Presentation of Coeliac Disease 49
Classic and non-classic presentation 50
Clinical disorders associated with coeliac disease 55
4 Diagnosing Coeliac Disease 71
An accurate history 72
Serological screening antibody tests 76
Methods of obtaining a histological diagnosis 81
Pathologic analysis and diagnosis 87
5 The Treatment of Coeliac Disease 95
The gluten free diet 96
Avoiding the traps – shopping, cooking and eating without gluten 107
6 Long-Term Support and Follow-Up 119
Assessment of dietary compliance 120
Exclusion of concomitant disease 128
Risk of malignancy associated with coeliac disease 136
Support groups – the expert patient 138
7 The Impact of Coeliac Disease and Vulnerable Groups 145
Emotional impact 146
Adolescence 147
Fertility and pregnancy 151
The older coeliac patient 154
8 Managing Poor Response or Relapse 161
Persistent disease 163
Assessment of dietary compliance 164
Confirmation of diagnosis 167
Exclusion of concomitant disease 168
9 Future Developments 179
Chronic disease management 180
Future research into coeliac disease 185
10 Patient’s Stories 193
Alan’s story 194
Zoe’s story 198
Jean’s story 200
Mrs A’s story 202
Glossary 205
Subject Index 213

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Nursing
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Nursing
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Nursing
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Schlagworte: accessible • AIM • Book • Care • Characteristics • coeliac • Community Nursing • Condition • Disease • Gemeindekrankenpflege • Health • History • increase • Knowledge • Krankenpflege • needs • nurses • nursing • patients • Perspective • Poor • specialist nurses • Term • Treat • Vulnerable
• ISBN-10: 0-470-98793-6 / 0470987936
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-98793-3 / 9780470987933