Program Description:
This session provides an overview on the principles, practices, nomenclature, patient work-up and management of gastrointestinal conditions and diseases that will present to an office e of internal disorders.
Program Goals I Objectives:
At the end of the session, the student will have a detailed understanding of:
• Symptom presentation, work up, treatment and management of conditions related to the
• gastrointestinal system
• Recognize acute abdominal pain and using appropriate clinical judgment determining the best course of action
• An appropriate work up of gastrointestinal symptoms
• Appropriate treatment protocols for gastrointestinal conditions/diseases
Program Topics:
• Diseases of esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, biliary system
• Dyspepsia
• GERD
• Intestinal permeability
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel disease
• Candida albicans
• Hepatitis
• Stool analysis
• Appropriate laboratory testing
• Treatment protocols