INPATIENT-OUTPATIENT GASTROENTEROLOGY/HEPATOLOGY CONSULT SERVICE ELECTIVE
Inpatient consultative gastroenterology emphasize outpatient evaluation care of pts with gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, providing knowledge that nearly any clinical field can use. Develop the necessary problem solving skills and knowledge to efficiently safely evaluate manage common GI disorders other diseases which may also occur in pts with chronic intestinal diseases. Be able to recall the characteristic sign/symptoms test finding in the common GI syndromes. These disorders include: neoplasms of colon, stomach and esophagus; infectious diarrhea; malabsorption syndromes; viral drug-induced hepatitis; other primary secondary gastrointestinal diseases. Evaluation of inpts admissions, ambulatory outpts consults EM consults of the Sect. of GI. These include consultations in general GI hepatology, assisting in the endoscopic procedures on pts to provide a correlation between symptoms/signs endoscopic findings understanding the appropriate use of endoscopy.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall the characteristic signs/symptoms and test findings in the common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders of acid-peptic disease; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; neoplasms of colon, stomach, and esophagus; infectious diarrhea; malabsorption syndrome; viral and drug inducted hepatitis; and other common primary and secondary gastrointestinal diseases. Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate and develop a diagnostic plan for common gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Audience: Graduate 3. Correlate symptoms with endoscopic and pathologic findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Efficiently and safely evaluate and manage common gastrointestinal disorders. Audience: Graduate 5. Recall the major indications, complications, and relative costs of the common gastroenterologic procedures including esophagogastroduodenscopoy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall the characteristic signs/symptoms and test findings in the common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders of acid-peptic disease; inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; neoplasms of colon, stomach, and esophagus; infectious diarrhea; malabsorption syndrome; viral and drug inducted hepatitis; and other common primary and secondary gastrointestinal diseases. Audience: Graduate 2. Evaluate and develop a diagnostic plan for common gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Audience: Graduate 3. Correlate symptoms with endoscopic and pathologic findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Efficiently and safely evaluate and manage common gastrointestinal disorders. Audience: Graduate 5. Recall the major indications, complications, and relative costs of the common gastroenterologic procedures including esophagogastroduodenscopoy, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027