Medical Semiology of the Digestive System Part II

By Manuela Stoicescu

Medical Semiology of the Digestive System, Part II provides a comprehensive understanding of medical semiology in the digestive system. Highly illustrated with many original images from the author’s daily medical practice, the book highlights all signs of diseases and important semiological maneuvers in the field. Each chapter incorporates a specific questionnaire with important questions that should be asked to patients in different situations to obtain valuable information that helps identify rare and unusual diseases. This unique feature of the book aims to facilitate the learning process among medical students, while also acting as a quick reference guide for clinicians in practice.

• Contains comprehensive coverage of medical semiology for proper patient diagnosis
• Presents original, real-world clinical cases that are gleaned from 15 years of the author's medical practice
• Includes visual and diagnostic aides in the form of original images that present rare, special situation and difficult to find diseases

• Language: English
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Release date: Jan 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9780128220351

Manuela Stoicescu

Dr. Manuela Stoicescu is a Consultant Internal Medicine Doctor and Assistant Professor of the Medical Disciplines Department in the University of Oradea in Romania. She is Member of Romanian Society of Internal Medicine, Member of Romanian Society of Cardiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Member of the Balcanic Society of Medicine. She has been an invited speaker at 24 International Conferences, is an editorial board member for three ISSN Journals in the US and published four books in both English and Romanian.

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Medical Semiology of the Digestive System Part II

DR. Manuela Stoicescu

Consultant Internal Medicine, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical Disciplines Department, Romania

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

About the Author

Motto

Thank you all my students!

Scientific Activity

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Semiology of the Liver

1.1. Questionnaire

1.2. Symptoms

1.3. The General Objective Examination

1.4. The Objective Examination of the Liver

1.5. Complementary Investigations of the Liver

1.6. Clinical Cases of the Liver

Chapter 2. The Semiology of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

2.1. Questionnaire

2.2. Symptoms

2.3. The General Objective Examination

2.4. The Objective Examination of the Gallbladder

2.5. Complementary Investigations of the Gallbladder

2.6. Clinical Case of Gallbladder

Chapter 3. The Semiology of the Pancreas

3.1. Questionnaire

3.2. Symptoms

3.3. The General Objective Examination

3.4. The Objective Examination of the Pancreas

3.5. The Complementary Investigations

3.6. The Endocrine Pancreas

3.7. Clinical Case of Pancreas

Index

Copyright

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About the Author

Manuela Stoicescu

Consultant Internal Medicine doctor, PhD, Assistant Professor at University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy

Medical Disciplines Department,

Romania

Education: Philology-History High School, Oradea, Chemistry – Biology – field High school diploma

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania - Physician University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca Romania - Residency - Internal Medicine 5 years - Certificate- Internal Medicine Specialist Feb 1996 – Oct 2001

Pédagogie training department, Cluj–Napoca, Romania- Psychopédagogie Certificate.

Certificate of English language proficiency

Residency – Internal Medicine Cluj Napoca – University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Haţieganu Cluj-Napoca Romania, Department of Medical Semiology, Medical II Clinic – Cluj Napoca – City Internal Medicine Department, Medical II Clinic Cluj Napoca City.

Assistant Professor at the University of Oradea – Medical Semiology Department – 2002–present.

Consultant Internal medicine doctor – 2006

Ph.D. thesis: Hypertension in the young people - clinical features,

-publication date Jul 28, 2010 publication description Obtained the title of doctor of medicine according to the Order of the Minister of Education, Research Nr.4542 on 28. 07. 2010. publication description Ph.D. Thesis: Hypertension in the young people - clinical features, original work, Obtained the title of doctor of medicine according to the Order of the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports Nr.4542 on 28. 07. 2010. PhD

Consultant Internal Medicine doctor. PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Medical Disciplines Department

Dates Employed Jan 2001 – Present 2019; Employment Duration 18 years 8 months Location Oradea - Romania

She has been an invited speaker at 56 International Conferences in US and Europe , is Organizing Committee Member (OCM) in International Conferences in US and Europe, published 20 articles in prestigious journals in US and is Editorial Board Member in two prestigious ISSN journals in US : Journal of Developing Drugs and Surgery: Current Research.

Motto

Each patient is unique…We have to practice a personalized medicine

Semiology is a window that opens to the universe of internal medicine

Thank you all my students!

I want to thank all my students because they exist; in this way I can continually perfect myself and remain young together with them through their enthusiasm.

Scientific Activity

Accomplishments

Publications 51

Invited as speaker and Organizing Committing Member (OCM) at the 24th Annual Cardiologists Conference at Barcelona, Spain from June 11–13, 2018 - Manuela Stoicescu - The cause of a young patient with third degree AV block.

Invited as speaker and Organizing Committing Member (OCM) at the 25th Annual Congress on Cardiology and Medical Interventions July 16–17, 2018 Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Manuela Stoicescu –The hidden cardiovascular disease at a patient with pain in the left hypochondrium

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu at 17th Annual Conference on Nephrology" on December 04–05, 2017 Dallas, USA, publication dates 04 December, 2017 publication description:" Atypical urinary tract infection to a patient with unique kidney ".

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu at International Conference on Biomarkers & Clinical Research November 27–28, 2017 Atlanta, USA, publication date November 27, 2017, publication description: Non-correlation between tumor biomarkers levels in peritoneal carcinomatosis-volume 2, Issue 4.

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu and Committing Organizing Memberat 21st International Conference on Clinical & Experimental Cardiology November 06–07, 2017 Las Vegas, USA, publication date November 06, 2017 publication description: The risk of antidepressants drugs in patients with prolonged congenital QT syndrome , volume 8, Issue 11, ISSN 2155–9880.

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu and Committing Organizing Member at 19th Annual Cardiology Conference August 31 - September 01, 2017 Philadelphia, USA publication date August 31, 2017 publication description:"Silent ischemic heart disease - an ignored problem?!"

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu 15th International Conference on Nephrology 28–30 August 2017 Philadelphia USA. Publication date August 30, 2017 publication description: A simple renal cyst is really an innocent issue?Volume 3, Issue 3: ISSN: 2472-1220.

• Edit publication The risk of nitroglycerin drug administration in chronic diabetic patients

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu 4th Annual Congress on Drug Discovery & Designing July 03–05, Bangkok, Thailand 2017 Publication title: The risk of nitroglycerin drug administration in chronic diabetic patients publication date July 3, 2017, Volume 6, Issue 3, ISSN: 2169-0138.

• Edit publication The Liver - A victim at the Middle - due to Association of oral Antidiabetics Drugs with Statin

Publication title - article The Liver - A victim at the Middle - due to Association of oral Antidiabetics Drugs with Statin Manuela Stoicescu Publication date May 11, 2017 publication description Journal of Developing Drugs ISSN 2329-6631 USA IF = 0,97

• Edit publication Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation between benefit and risk - Manuela Stoicescu - invited as speaker -15th World Cardiac Surgery & Angiology Conference December 08–09, 2016 in Philadelphia, USA.

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu 15th World Cardiac Surgery & Angiology Conference December 08–09, 2016 in Philadelphia, USA. Publication title Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation between benefit and risk Publication date Dec 8, 2016 publication description December 2016, Volume 7 Issue 10, ISSN: 2155-9880.

• Edit publication "The surprise of diagnosis of a fluid collection around the spleen" - Manuela Stoicescu - Invited as speaker - 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Surgery - November 7–8, 2016 Alicante, Spain

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu5th International Conference and Exhibition on Surgery - November 7-8, 2016 Alicante, Spain Publication title The surprise of diagnosis of a fluid collection around the spleen-Publication date November 7, 2016, Alicante Spain.

• Edit publication "Early Predictive Markers Of Atherosclerosis In The Young" Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title - article -Early Predictive Markers Of Atherosclerosis In The YoungManuela Stoicescu publication date September 30, 2016 publication description International Journal of Development Research - Thomson Reuters - Impact factor 4,25 publication description Volume 06 Issue 09, September 2016, ISSN: 2230-9926

• Edit publication "The Risk of Sudden Decrease of Severe Arterial Hypertension" Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title – article - The Risk of Sudden Decrease of Severe Arterial Hypertension Manuela Stoicescu Publication date July 31, 2016 publication description Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology. USA, ISSN:2155-9880 Journal Impact Factor 1.219∗; 1.97∗ (5 Year Impact Factor)

• Edit publication "Acanthosis Nigricans - early marker in cancer " Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title – article- Acanthosis Nigricans - early marker in cancer Manuela Stoicescu Publication date July 15, 2016 publication description Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary ISSN: 2319-2801 Thomson Reuters - IF = 2,015 publication description Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2016

• Edit publication "Controversial in Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy" Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title – article - Controversial in Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy Manuela Stoicescu publication date July 11, 2016 publication description Journal of Developing Drugs - USA. ISSN 2329-6631, IF = 1,32

• Edit publication "The Unusual Cause of Dangerous Arrhythmias at the Young" Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title - article-The Unusual Cause of Dangerous Arrhythmias at the Young Manuela Stoicescu publication date April 30, 2016 publication description Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology USA, ISSN: 2155-9880 Journal Impact Factor 1.219∗; 1.97∗ (5 Year Impact Factor)

• Edit publication Acute Pancreatitis after therapy with GABARAN Manuela Stoicescu

Publication title - article-Acute Pancreatitis after therapy with GABARAN Manuela Stoicescu publication date December 24, 2015 publication description Journal of Developing Drugs - USA. ISSN 2329-6631, IF = 1,32

• Edit publication LAUNCH BOOK: " Sudden cardiac in the young" - Manuela Stoicescu

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu 8th Global Cardiologists and Echocardiography Annual Meeting- July 18-20, 2016 Berlin, Germany -LAUNCH BOOK: Sudden cardiac in the young - Manuela Stoicescu:publication date December 15, 2015 publication description book" Sudden cardiac in the young"LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING -LAP- GERMANY ISBN:978-3-659-81,073-2 Berlin, Germany July 2016 Volume 7, Issue 6, ISSN: 2155-9880.

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu and Committing Organizing Member at 6th International Conference on Clinical&Experimental Cardiology November 30- December 02,2015 San Antonio, USA, - The Chest Pain with Normal EKG, publication date November 30, 2015, San Antonio, USA.

• Edit publication The Chest Pain with Normal EKG

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu and Organizing Committee Member at 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Surgery-October 05–07, 2015 Dubai, UAE

• Publication title Nodular Formations From The Hair Skin Of The Head, publication date October 3, 2015 Dubai, UAE.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuela-stoicescu-07974841/edit/publication/1478911795/

Invited as speaker Manuela Stoicescu - Workshop - Organizing Committee Member at 4th International Conference on Nephrology & Therapeutics- September 14–16, 2015 Baltimore, USA,