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Digestive Physiology, Digestive Diseases and Surgery

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This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, digestive diseases, and surgeries. The learning outcomes include understanding the basics of digestive physiology, recognizing various digestive diseases such as GERD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and irritable bowel syndrome, and learning about surgical procedures like cholecystectomy and gastric bypass. The course teaches skills such as identifying symptoms, risk factors, and treatments for different digestive disorders. The teaching method includes animated visuals to explain complex concepts. The intended audience for this course includes medical and nursing students, as well as individuals interested in patient education on digestive health.

Syllabus

Physiology Basics: the Digestive System, Animation
Mechanism of Swallowing, Animation in Child model
Dysphagia, Animation.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Stomach, Animation
GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or Gastric Reflux, Animation.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Small Intestine, Animation
Dumping Syndrome, Animation
Anatomy and Physiology of the Large Intestine, Animation
Ulcerative Colitis: Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Risk factors, Diagnosis and Treatments, Animation.
Crohn's Disease: Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Risk factors, Diagnosis and Treatments, Animation.
Ulcerative Colitis versus Crohn's Disease, Animation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment, Animation
Inflammatory Bowel Disease vs Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Animation
Colon Cancer: Pathology, Symptoms, Screening, Cause and Risk Factors, Animation
Anatomy and Physiology of the Pancreas, Animation
Pancreatitis, Acute and Chronic, Animation
Cystic Fibrosis: Pathophysiology, Genetics, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments, Animation
Gallstones and Surgical Removal of Gallbladder (Cholecystectomy) Animation.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Liver, Animation
Bile Pathways and the Enterohepatic Circulation, Animation
Portal Venous Systems, Hepatic Portal System and Liver Functions, Animation
Portal Hypertension, Animation
Alcoholic Liver Disease, Animation
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Animation
Liver Function Tests, Animation for Patients
Liver Function Tests (LFTs), Animation
Roux en-Y Gastric Bypass, with Introduction on Body Mass Index, Animation.
Gastric Sleeve and Lap Band Surgeries for Weight Loss Treatment, Animation.

Taught by

Alila Medical Media

Reviews

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  • Santiago Vallarta Compeán
    Great course. It includes the main topics of the digestive system which every doctor should know about so that the management can be optimal. It explains the topics in a very easy way, plus the animations helps you to understand better. There should be more of these in the page.

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