GI Tract System – Step 2CK

Learning Objectives

• GI, Abdominal Pain
  • Describe the clinical pathologic correlation and natural history of:
  • Abdominal Pain (acute cholecystitis, GERD, PUD, acute pancreatitis, diverticular disease, acute appendicitis, Crohn disease, acute gastroenteritis, small bowel obstruction/infarction)
  • Dysphagia (achalasia)
  • Diarrhea (acute/chronic, watery/bloody, hematemesis, melena, hematochezia)

• Liver
  • Describe the clinical pathologic correlation and natural history of:
  • Bilirubin metabolism, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, hemachromatotis, Wilson disease, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, NAFLD & steatohepatitis, and cholestasis.