PAS 6240 - Gastroenterology

This course prepares students to evaluate and manage patients with gastroenterologic and hepatic conditions. Background information, including epidemiology, the interprofessional team involved in care, settings of care, and common resources utilized by GI specialists will be reviewed. There will be an emphasis on anatomy and physiology relevant to the digestive system, patient evaluation and assessment and the abdominal examination, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and screening related to GI disorders, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of GI conditions commonly encountered in clinical practice, laboratory and diagnostic testing utilized in gastroenterology, and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of GI disease. Special considerations related to evidence-based medicine, genetics, public health, medicolegal and ethical considerations, cultural beliefs, and the healthcare system will be integrated throughout the course. This course covers diagnoses affecting patients across the lifespan.

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