Nick DeMarco MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Activity
Tutorial
Tutorial
Nick DeMarco is a 51 year old physical education teacher at a local elementary school. He has noticed increasing fatigue with exertion and complains about feeling exhausted at the
end of the school day. He explains that he has been experiencing epigastric discomfort after
eating and he has tried taking Advil for pain relief. He states the pain and regurgitation wakes him up at night. He reports that he is usually able to get back to sleep after taking antacids and a glass of milk.
Curriculum Block
Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Medical Foundation 3 / Part 3 / Week 1
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
General Objectives
- Explain how the gastrointestinal mucosa functions as a barrier to the outside world of healthy microbes and pathogens.
- Describe factors that play a significant role in maintaining gastrointestinal mucosa integrity.
- Explain how disruption in any of these factors are significant in the development of many diseases including peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases in addition to potential roles in diabetes or other autoimmune diseases.
- Describe the role of the microbiome in normal digestive physiology and pathology.
Global Objectives
Assessments
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment
End-Unit Tutorial Assessment
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Basic Sciences
Histology
Physiology
Curriculum Block
Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Medical Foundation 3
Part 3
Week 1
Curriculum Week
Part 3
Week 1
Discipline
Family medicine
Gastroenterology
Longitudinal Discipline
Immunology
MCC Presentations
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Fatigue
Vomiting and/or Nausea
Weight Loss / Eating Disorders / Anorexia
McMaster Program Competencies
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
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Abdominal Pain [C23.888.646.100]
Fatigue [C23.888.369]
Gallstones [C06.130.409.633]
Gastric Acid [A12.200.307.603]
Gastric Juice [A12.200.307]
Gastric Mucosa [A10.615.550.291]
Gastritis [C06.405.205.697]
Gastroesophageal Reflux [C06.405.117.119.500.484]
Gastrointestinal Absorption [G03.015.500.374]
Helicobacter Infections [C01.150.252.400.466]
Helicobacter pylori [B03.440.500.550]
Homeostasis [G07.410]
Iron [D01.268.556.412]
Nausea [C23.888.821.712]
Peptic Ulcer [C06.405.608]
Stomach Neoplasms [C04.588.274.476.767]
Stomach Ulcer [C06.405.608.849]
