Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Identify the pancreas its divisions, ducts (major and minor duct), blood, nerve supply and lymph drainage.

• Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the approach to a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain, describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the pancreas and examine the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Assessments

• Medical Foundation 3

• Medical Foundation 3

• MF 3 CAE 1

Tags

Anatomy Biochemistry Etiology Physiology Gastroenterology and Nutrition Medical Foundation 3 Part 3 Week 2 Part 3 Week 2 Emergency Medicine Gastroenterology Immunology Acute Abdominal Pain 1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment 1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans 1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making 1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals Abdominal Pain [C23.888.646.100] Alcohol Drinking [F01.145.317.269] Electrocardiography [E01.370.370.380.240] Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency [C06.689.276] Hematologic Tests [E01.370.225.625] Inflammation [C23.550.470] Pancreas [A03.734] Pancreatitis, Alcoholic [C06.689.750.660] Pulmonary Edema [C08.381.742]