Optimizing Nutrition for the Patient after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Pancreatic Insufficiency

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Timothy B. Gardner and Kerrington D. Smith (eds.)Pancreatology10.1007/978-3-319-53091-8_12 12. Optimizing Nutrition for the Patient after Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Pancreatic Insufficiency Jeannine B. Mills1   (1) Gastrointestinal Cancer Group, One Medical Center Drive, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center,…

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Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Timothy B. Gardner and Kerrington D. Smith (eds.)Pancreatology10.1007/978-3-319-53091-8_11 11. Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer Lisa Yoo1 and John M. Levenick1   (1) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University…

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The Psychophysiology of Nausea

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Fig. 14.1 The rotating optokinetic drum. The drum is a cylindrical chamber inside which participants sit on a stationary stool. The inside of the drum is lined with alternating black…

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Physiology of Nausea

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Location of nausea Percentage of patients Epigastrium only 31 Epigastrium + substernal 35 Periumbilical 16 Substernal only 12 Lower abdomen 4 Head 1 Why do we experience nausea? From a…

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Gastric Electrical Stimulation, Pyloroplasty, Gastrectomy, and Acustimulation for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in the Setting of Gastroparesis

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Fig. 10.1 The two different gastric electrical stimulation parameters being used in clinical and animal research Physiologic Frequency Electrical Stimulation (Pacing) High-energy stimulation with a pulse width of 10–600 ms…

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Nausea, Vomiting, and Hormonal Disorders

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  Possible mechanism Diagnosis Diabetes type 1 and 2 Glucose toxicity, neuropathy (interstitial cells of Cajal) Hyperglycemia, elevated HbA1c Hyperthyroidism Not defined Low TSH, High T4 Hypothyroidism Slow gastric emptying…

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Vomiting and Nausea in the Pediatric Patient

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Categories Examples Infectious Viral, bacterial, or parasitic gastroenteritis Neurological Meningitis Functional neurological syndromes: migraine headache, vertigo Brain tumor Intracranial bleed Concussion Mechanical/obstructive Pyloric stenosis Congenital small bowel atresia Intestinal malrotation…

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