RT Book, Section
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1167067787
T1 Colonic and Anorectal Diseases
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 20e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260455342
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167067787
RD 2024/04/19
AB Characterized  by  altered  bowel  habits,  abdominal  pain,  and  absence  of  detectable  organic  pathology.  Most  common  GI  disease  in  clinical  practice.  Three  types  of  clinical  presentations:  (1)  spastic  colon  (chronic  abdominal  pain  and  constipation),  (2)  alternating  constipation  and  diarrhea,  or  (3)  chronic,  painless  diarrhea.