Curriculum Objective
                Objective
Global Objectives
                Global Objectives
Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the physiology of the small intestine and discuss the pathophysiology of malabsorption.
            
                                    Curriculum Block
Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition 
                
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Tutorial
                                
                
                                    Tags
Basic Sciences
                                
                                    Physiology		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Metabolism		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Nutrition		
                                        
                                    
                                Curriculum Block
                                
                                    Part 3		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Medical Foundation 3		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Gastroenterology and Nutrition		
                                        
                                    
                                Curriculum Week
                                
                                    Part 3		
                                        
                                    
                                Discipline
                                
                                    Gastroenterology		
                                        
                                    
                                McMaster Program Competencies
                                
                                    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.		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    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		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    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		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    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		
                                        
                                    
                                MeSH
                                
                                    Intestine, Small [A03.556.124.684]		
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                    Malabsorption Syndromes [C06.405.469.637]		
                                        
                                    
                                                            