Gut-Level Conversations: Pediatric Gastroenterology for the Primary Care Provider

Why do babies regurgitate so much? Is H pylori always bad? Why is Johnny's stomachache still there after his constipation got cleared out with laxatives? What do I do with a child with a high ALT? These are but some of the common questions that pediatric gastroenterologists answer daily, and often MULTIPLE times daily, to their patients, families and fellow medical providers. Gut-Level Conversations: Pediatric Gastroenterology for the Primary Care Provider covers these, and many more, in 70 discrete topics that the author collected over the course of his career as a pediatric gastroenterologist in Southern California. This book provides a glimpse into the inner workings of the author as he tries to find the right words to paint lasting impressions in his answers. This is not a textbook, and one should not use it to study for examinations. However, laughing out loud while reading is encouraged, as long as the setting is appropriate for doing so....