General Medical Information

Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease

Mark Feldman MD
William O. Tschumy Jr. MD
Lawrence S. Friedman MD
Marvin H. Sleisenger MD

Section 1 - Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver
1 - Gastrointestinal Hormones and Neurotransmitters
2 - Mucosal Immunology and Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Inflammation
3 - Cellular Growth and Neoplasia

Section 2 - Approach to Patients with Symptoms and Signs
4 - Abdominal Pain, Including the Acute Abdomen
4b - A Short Treatise on Bowel Sounds
5 - Chronic Abdominal Pain (with emphasis on functional abdominal pain syndrome)
6 - Dysphagia, Odynophagia, Heartburn, and Other Esophageal Symptoms
7 - Dyspepsia
8 - Nausea and Vomiting
9 - Diarrhea
10 - Intestinal Gas
11 - Fecal Incontinence
12 - Constipation
13 - Gastrointestinal Bleeding
14 - Jaundice

Section 3 - Nutrition in Gastroenterology
15 - The Malnourished Patient: Nutritional Assessment and Management
16 - Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
17 - Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Obesity

Section 4 - Topics Involving Multiple Organs
18 - Oral Disease and Oral-Cutaneous Manifestations of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
19 - Diverticula of the Hypopharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Jejunum, and Ileum
20 - Abdominal Hernias and Their Complications, Including Gastric Volvulus
21 - Foreign Bodies and Bezoars
22 - Caustic Injury to the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
23 - Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Injury
24 - Abdominal Abscesses and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
25 - Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy
26 - Gastrointestinal Lymphomas, Including Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease
27 - Gastrointestinal Complications of Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
28 - Gastrointestinal Consequences of Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
29 - Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
30 - Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Section 5 - Esophagus
31 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Esophagus
32 - Esophageal Motor and Sensory Function and Motor Disorders of the Esophagus
33 - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Its Complications, Including Barrett’s Metaplasia
34 - Esophageal Disorders Caused by Infection, Systemic Illness, Medications, Radiation, and Trauma
35 - Esophageal Tumors

Section 6 - Stomach and Duodenum
36 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Stomach and Duodenum
37 - Gastric Motor and Sensory Function, and Motor Disorders of the Stomach
38 - Gastric Secretion
39 - Helicobacter Pylori
40 - Peptic Ulcer Disease and its Complications
41 - Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and Other Hypersecretory States
42 - Current Role of Surgery in Peptic Ulcer Disease
43 - Gastritis and Other Gastropathies
44 - Tumors of the Stomach

Section 7 - Pancreas
45 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Pancreas
46 - Pancreatic Physiology and Secretory Testing
47 - Hereditary and Childhood Disorders of the Pancreas, Including Cystic Fibrosis
48 - Acute Pancreatitis
49 - Chronic Pancreatitis
50 - Pancreatic Cancer, Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms, and Other Nonendocrine Pancreatic Tumors
51 - Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors

Section 8 - Biliary Tract
52 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Developmental Anomalies, and Pediatric Disorders of the Biliary Tract
53 - Motility and Dysmotility of the Biliary Tract and Sphincter of Oddi
54 - Bile Secretion and the Enterohepatic Circulation of Bile Acids
55 - Gallstone Disease and its Complications
56 - Surgical Management of Gallstone Disease and Postoperative Complications
57 - Nonsurgical Management of Gallstone Disease
58 - Acalculous Cholecystitis, Cholesterolosis, Adenomyomatosis, and Polyps of the Gallbladder
59 - Sclerosing Cholangitis and Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis
60 - Tumors of the Gallbladder, Bile Ducts, and Ampulla
61 - Endoscopic and Radiologic Treatment of Biliary Disease

Section 9 - Liver
62 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Liver
63 - Liver Physiology and Metabolic Function
64 - Biochemical Liver Tests
65 - Inherited Metabolic Disorders of the Liver
66 - Hereditary Hemochromatosis
67 - Wilson Disease
68 - Viral Hepatitis
69 - Liver Abscess and Bacterial, Parasitic, Fungal, and Granulomatous Liver Disease
70 - Vascular Diseases of the Liver
71 - Alcoholic Liver Disease
72 - Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
73 - Liver Disease Caused by Drugs, Anesthetics, and Toxins
74 - Pregnancy-Related Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Disorders
75 - Autoimmune Hepatitis
76 - Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
77 - Portal Hypertension and Variceal Bleeding
78 - Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
79 - Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hepatopulmonary Syndromes, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Coagulopathy, and Endocrine Complications of Liver Disease
80 - Acute Liver Failure
81 - Hepatic Tumors and Cysts
82 - Hepatic Manifestations of Systemic Disease and Other Disorders of the Liver
83 - Liver Transplantation

Section 10 - Small and Large Intestine
84 - Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, and Developmental Anomalies of the Small and Large Intestine
85 - Small Intestinal Motor Physiology
86 - Motility of the Large Intestine
87 - Intestinal Electrolyte Absorption and Secretion
88 - Digestion and Absorption of Nutrients and Vitamins
89 - Maldigestion and Malabsorption
90 - Enteric Bacterial Flora and Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome
91 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
92 - Short Bowel Syndrome
93 - Celiac Sprue and Refractory Sprue
94 - Tropical Malabsorption and Tropical Diarrhea
95 - Whipple’s Disease
96 - Infectious Diarrhea and Bacterial Food Poisoning
97 - Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
98 - Intestinal Protozoa
99 - Intestinal Infections by Parasitic Worms
100 - Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
101 - Food Allergies
102 - Radiation Enteritis
103 - Crohn’s Disease
104 - Ulcerative Colitis
105 - Ileostomy and Its Alternatives
106 - Isolated and Diffuse Ulcers of the Small Intestine
107 - Appendicitis
108 - Diverticular Disease of the Colon
109 - Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus
110 - Megacolon: Congenital and Acquired
111 - Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
112 - Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors and the Carcinoid Syndrome
113 - Small Intestinal Neoplasms
114 - Colonic Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes
115 - Malignant Neoplasms of the Large Intestine
116 - Proctitis and Sexually Transmissible Intestinal Disease
117 - Examination and Diseases of the Anorectum
118 - Other Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Section 11 - Vasculature and Supporting Structures
119 - Intestinal Ischemia
120 - Vascular Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
121 - Surgical Peritonitis and Other Diseases of the Peritoneum, Mesentery, Omentum, and Diaphragm

Section 12 - Psychosocial Factors In Gastrointestinal Disease
122 - A Biopsychosocial Understanding of Gastrointestinal Illness and Disease