1. Fundamental of Medicine
    2. 1. Clinical decision-making
    2. Clinical therapeutics and good prescribing
    3. Clinical genetics
    4. Population health and epidemiology
    5. Principles of infectious disease
  2. Emergency and Critical care medicine
    3. 6. Poisoning
    7. Envenomation
    8. Environmental medicine
    9. Acute medicine and critical illness
  3. Clinical Medicine
    4. 10. Infectious disease
    11. HIV infection and AIDS
    12. Sexually transmitted infections
    13. Clinical biochemistry and metabolic medicine
    14. Nephrology and urology
    15. Respiratory medicine
    16. Endocrinology
    17. Nutritional factors in disease
    18. Diabetes mellitus
    19. Gastroenterology
    20. Hepatology
    21. Haematology and transfusion medicine
    22. Rheumatology and bone disease
    23. Neurology
    24. Stroke medicine
    25. Medical ophthalmology
    26. Medical psychiatry
    27. Dermatology
    28. Maternal medicine
    29. Adolescent and transition medicine
    30. Ageing and disease
    31. Oncology
    32. Pain and palliative care
    33. Laboratory reference ranges
Clinical Medicine
19. Gastroenterology
CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Clinical examination of the gastrointestinal tract
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
Small intestine
Pancreas
Colon
Intestinal microbiota
Control of gastrointestinal function
Gut hormones
INVESTIGATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
Imaging
▢ Plain X-rays:
▢ Contrast studies:
▢ Ultrasound, computed tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging:
▢ Endoscopy:
❖ Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy:
❖ Endoscopic ultrasound:
❖ Capsule endoscopy:
❖ Double balloon enteroscopy:
❖ Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy:
❖ Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP):
❖ Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP):
Tests of infection
Tests of function
Radiostopic tests
Gut hormone testing
PRESENTING PROBLEMS IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
Dysphagia
Dyspepsia
Heartburn and regurgitation
Vomiting
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Diarrhoea
Malabsorption
Weight loss
Constipation
Abdominal pain
DISEASES OF THE MOUTH AND SALIVARY GLANDS
DISEASES OF THE OESOPHAGUS
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Motility disorders
Tumours of the oesophagus
Perforation of the oesophagus
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND DUODENUM
Gastritis
Peptic ulcer disease
Functional disorders
Tumours of the stomach
DISEASES OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
Disorders causing malabsorption
Motility disorders
Miscellaneous disorders of the small intestine
Adverse food reactions
Infections of the small intestine
Tumours of the small intestine
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
HIV/AIDS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
ISCHAEMIC GUT INJURY
DISORDERS OF THE COLON AND RECTUM
Tumours of the colon and rectum
Diverticulosis
Constipation and disorders of defecation
Anorectal disorders
DISEASES OF THE PERITONEAL CAVITY
OTHER DISORDERS
DISEASES OF THE PANCREAS
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis
Congenital abnormalities affecting the pancreas
Tumours of the pancreas