A clinical guide to gluten-related disorders
(Book)

"Nasphghan Foundation for Children's Digestive Health & Nutrition."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Alessio Fasano provides primary health care providers with the succinct material they need to immediately evaluate and support their patients. Gluten-related disorders have a wide presentation, and this text covers the recognition, evaluation, and multi-disciplinary approach to the management of disease. Readers will benefit from the general overview of gluten intolerance and from the common sense approach to developing treatment and dietary plans. Clinical vignettes offer clinicians real-life scenarios to help put the disease and its treatment in context for their patients. Sample letter outlining dietary concerns and restrictions can be personalized for patients, school administrators and employers. Section on diagnostic dilemmas assists clinicians in making sense of the full spectrum of gluten-related disorders. Clinical vignettes illustrate the challenges of gluten-related disorder diagnosis and management.