Dr. Clement H Block M.D.
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
988 Oak Ridge Turnpike St 200, Physicians P Oak Ridge TN, 37830Rating
4/5
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Dr. Clement Block is a gastroenterologist practicing in Oak Ridge, TN. Dr. Block specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Block performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1974
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tissue renin-angiotensin systems in renal hypertension.
- Attenuated vascular reactivity in dogs with anteroventral third ventricle lesions.
- The cytoarchitectural organization of the human parabrachial nuclear complex.
- Pathways of angiotensin formation and function in the brain.
- Correlation between angiotensin II binding sites and substance P in the canine brain stem.
- The distribution of substance P in the canine dorsomedial medulla.
- Peptide-containing pathways from the parabrachial complex to the central nucleus of the amygdala.
- The canine nucleus tractus solitarii: light microscopic analysis of subnuclear divisions.
- Improving diet, activity and wellness in adults at risk of diabetes: randomized controlled trial.
- Neuropeptide and monoamine components of the parabrachial pontine complex.
- Immunocytochemical localization of angiotensin-(1-7) in the rat forebrain.
- Role of area postrema pressor mechanisms in the regulation of arterial pressure.
- Distribution of catecholaminergic neuronal systems in the canine medulla oblongata and pons.
- Effects of amygdaloid stimulation upon trigeminal sensory fields of the lip that are established during hypothalamically-elicited quiet biting attack in the cat.
- Effects of stimulation of the substantia innominata upon attack behavior elicited from the hypothalamus in the cat.
Treatments
- Diarrhea
- Pain
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