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The mouth
Give four signs you would look fo...,
Give four signs in the mouth that...,
Give 6 possible reasons for an ir...
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Pancreatic carcinoma
Where do 70 of cancers of the pan...,
List some factors which have been...,
What type of cancer makes up 75 o...
10
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Jaundice
List 4 possible causes for an iso...,
Which liver marker may rise befor...,
What may fall in severe haemolyti...
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Physiology of mastication, swallowing and GI tract motility
What are the 4 basic digestive pr...,
Describe the motility of the gi t...,
Describe the secretion process in...
52
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Hepatitis B
What is the earliest indicator of...,
How soon does the hep b surface a...,
Does the hep b surface antigen pe...
23
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Physiology and Pharmacology of gastric motility and gastric acid secretion
Which secretory cells are present...,
Which secretory cells are present...,
Where in the stomach is a the pyl...
30
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Physiology of digestion and absorption
What is the major site for digest...,
How big is the small intestine,
What does the small intestine rec...
90
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gI motility
Name the three main salivary glan...,
What is the largest part of the s...,
What are the three main methods o...
52
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
What sort of disorder is ibs,
List some factors which can trigg...,
Does ibs affect more men or women...
28
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Biochemical aspects of liver metabolism
What are the principle roles of t...,
What is the urea cycle,
What can be used to separate plas...
81
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Anatomy- how do we taste, chew and swallow?
What are the four muscles of mast...,
What is the origin and insertion ...,
What is the origin and insertion ...
91
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Anatomy- how do our intestines work?
How is the inner layer of smooth ...,
How is the outer layer of smooth ...,
Which cavities are contained with...
36
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Mucosal immunology of the GI tract
What is the galt,
What does the small intestine hav...,
Where are immune cells found in t...
30
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Role of mucosal immunity in disease
What is the mucosal response to i...,
Briefly describe what coeliac dis...,
Is coeliac disease an allergy
25
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The physiology of feeding and satiety
Describe the connection between obesity and metabolic disorders
Describe the role of the CNS in energy homeostasis
Specify the peptides and hormones involved in central control of food intake and energy balance
Describe the concept of leptin resistance and its relationship to obesity
Discuss potential therapies for the treatment of obesity.
39
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Malabsorption
Define and describe malabsorption
• List Diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis
• Describe the aetiology and Pathogenesis
• Describe the Epidemiology
• Outline Therapeutic Management
• Provide a prognosis
44
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Malnutrition
Able to recognise the malnourished patient
Able to describe the consequences of under nutrition
Able to describe measures to improve nutrition
29
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Intestinal failure
Describe what is intestinal failure
Describe the causes of intestinal failure
Describe the options for management
Describe the complications of parenteral nutrition
Describe what is refeeding syndrome
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Endoscopy
What does an ercp soope look at,
What is endoscopy used for,
What conditions can be diagnosed ...
14
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Oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus
What types of oesophagitis are there,
What are the two possible causes ...,
What are the two types of chronic...
33
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Biochemistry- Glycogen synthesis and breakdown
What is glycogenesis,
What is glycogenolysis,
Why is glycogen important
31
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Biochemistry- gluconeogenesis
What is gluconeogenesis,
When is gluconeogenesis required,
What are the precursors for gluco...
21
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Biochemistry- lipid catabolism
What are essential fatty acids,
What can deficiencies in essentia...,
Which vitamins are fat soluble
32
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Biochemistry - lipid anabolism
What is the name for the synthesi...,
Which tissues can carry out lipog...,
When does lipogenesis occur
23
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Biochemistry- amino acid catabolism
Can all amino acids be fully oxid...,
Which amino acids are degraded,
What is the major site of amino a...
10
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Oesophageal motility disorders
What disorders come under the cat...,
What is achalasia,
At what ages does achalasia occur
13
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Gastroparesis
What is gastroparesis,
What are the symptoms of gastropa...,
List causes of gastroparesis
5
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Pathology of the stomach
Pathology of acute and chronic gastritis
H. pylori
Pathology of peptic ulcer disease
Benign and malignant gastric tumours
64
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Dyspepsia Peptic ulcer disease- clinical
What are the rome iii criteria fo...,
What are the two broad categories...,
What is it important to different...
16
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Gastric cancer- clinical and effect of H pylori
What are the symptoms,
Is family history common in gastr...,
What has been noticed about patie...
6
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Oesophageal tumours - pathology
How common are benign oesophageal...,
What are the most common benign o...,
What is another type of benign oe...
14
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma - Pathology
What percentage of oral cancers d...,
What are the variable presentatio...,
What are the high risk sites in t...
7
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Gastric and Oesophageal cancer: clinical
What are the signs and symptoms o...,
What are the signs and symptoms o...,
What are important findings on ex...
20
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Upper GI bleeding
Is the majority of upper gi bleed...,
What is death usually due to in u...,
List some causes for upper gi ble...
21
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Physiology and Pharmacology of the large intestine
How big is the large intestine,
What permits the entry of chyme i...,
What are the functions of the lar...
27
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Pathology of IBD
What is the aetiology of uc and cd,
Which parts of the gi tract are a...,
Who presents with crohn s disease
31
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Benign bowel disorders
What is diverticular disease,
Which part of the colon is usuall...,
What type of diet would predispos...
30
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Small bowel obstruction
List some causes for a small bowe...,
What are adhesions,
What abdominal hernias are most c...
30
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Food poisoning
What number and above on the bris...,
What is food poisoning,
What sorts of pathogens can cause...
45
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Epidemiology and GI disease- public health
What is epidemiology,
What is incidence rate,
What is the prevalence rate of a ...
13
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Viral diarrhoea and C diff infection
What is the commonest cause of di...,
How is rotavirus spread,
When are most cases of rotavirus ...
42
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Gastroenteritis
Define gastroenteritis,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What percentage of gastroenteriti...
51
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Inflammatory bowel disease- clinical
What do uc and crohn s differ in,
What three factors contribute to ...,
Which gene has been recognised ha...
17
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Inflammatory bowel disease therapy
What are the aims of ibd therapy,
What are the three therapeutic st...,
What lifestyle advice can be give...
38
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Sexually transmitted infections and the GI tract
How are infections transmitted du...,
Which parts of the gi tract can b...,
What gi infection can be transmit...
16
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Tropical Gastroenterology
What are key findings on examinat...,
What are possible causes of fever...,
What is traveller s diarrhoea def...
35
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Colorectal cancer
What types of colorectal neoplasi...,
What types of colorectal polyps e...,
What do oncogenes do a when norma...
49
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Physiology and Pharmacology of the Liver
What is the liver s blood supply,
Describe the passage of blood thr...,
What shape is each liver lobule
39
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Acute liver disease and fulminant hepatic failure
What is acute liver disease,
Why are people with jaundice itchy,
What are the lfts
26
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Viral hepatitis
What are the hepatitis viruses,
How is hepatitis a spread,
What are the clinical features of...
41
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Pathology of the liver
What are the two concepts of micr...,
Which acinar zones are used to de...,
Are all liver cells capable of re...
95
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Aetiologies and pathophysiologies of chronic liver disease
What is the flow pathophysiology ...,
List causes of chronic liver dise...,
What is the difference between ch...
40
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Imaging of the GI tract
What is the first line investigat...,
What is the main purpose of imagi...,
What is the first line investigat...
19
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Prescribing in liver disease
Give examples of two substances w...,
What sex hormones are not metabol...,
What are the consequences for the...
5
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Pathology of the biliary tract and pancreas
What liver function test results ...,
What are important causes of occl...,
What causes gallstones
40
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Sepsis
What is sepsis,
What is the definition of systemi...,
What is severe sepsis
21
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Anatomy: where is my patient's abdominal pain?
What are the three layers of ante...,
Does the peritoneum contain senso...,
Where does the inferior epigastri...
26
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Anatomy of jaundice
Which ribs protect the spleen,
What is the blood supply to the s...,
Where does the left gastro omenta...
37
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The anatomy of the blood vessels of the abdomen
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