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Lecture Notes

SES # TOPICS
1 Introduction to the Course

Overview of Embryology (PDF)

Overview of Physiology (PDF - 1.2 MB)
2 Gastroduodenal Pathophysiology and Disorders
(PDF - 2.7 MB)

Mucosal Immunology of the GI Tract (PDF - 3.1 MB)
3 Pathology of the Esophagus and Stomach (PDF - 3.5 MB)

Review of Assignment # 1

Pathology Lab
4 Motility of the Alimentary Tract (PDF - 5.2 MB)

Minicases: Esophageal and Gastric Disease
5 Intestinal Pathophysiology - Part I (PDF - 4.2 MB)

Intestinal Pathophysiology - Part II (PDF - 4.2 MB)
6 Lipid Digestion, Absorption, and Malabsorption
(PDF - 2.6 MB)

Seminar: The Alimentary Tract
7 Pathology of the Intestines (PDF - 2.6 MB)

Review of Assignment # 2

Pathology Lab
8 Gastrointestinal Neoplasms (PDF - 3.1 MB)

Review of Assignment # 3

Pathology Lab
9 Clinic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Minicases: Malabsorption
10 Midterm Exam

Review of the Exam and Mid-course Feedback

Physiological Chemistry of Gastrointestinal Lipids (PDF - 1.8 MB)
11 Physiology and Biochemistry of the Pancreas
(PDF - 1.3 MB)

Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis (PDF - 1 MB)
12 Pathology of the Pancreas and Biliary Tract
(PDF - 2.7 MB)

Review of Assignment # 4

Pathology Lab
13 Biliary Secretion, Cholestasis, and Gallstone Formation (PDF - 1.5 MB)

Seminar: Pancreas and the Biliary Tract
14 Imaging of the GI Tract (PDF)

Minicases: Pancreatic and Biliary Disease
15 Physiology and Biochemistry of the Liver (PDF - 3.5 MB)

Immunology of the Liver (PDF - 1.5 MB)
16 Alcohol and Drug-Induced Liver Disease
(PDF - 2.1 MB)

Jaundice and Disorders of Bilirubin Metabolism
(PDF - 1.4 MB)
17 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy (PDF - 1 MB)

Clinical Lab Aids in Liver Disease
18 Pathology of the Liver (PDF - 3.7 MB)

Review of Assignment # 5

Pathology Lab
19 Pathophysiological Consequences of Cirrhosis
(PDF - 1.1 MB)

Seminar: The Liver
20 Clinic: Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation

Minicases: Liver Disease