Old People's Digestive Pathology
1
2018-2019
02466916
Digestive, Dental, Otolaryngological and Ophthalmological Diseases
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
1.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
The student should be a medical doctor.
Teaching Methods
Two classes, seeking interaction with the students.
Learning Outcomes
The objectives are to teach the details of digestive pathology in the digestive tract, liver and pancreas that are specific of the elderly.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
- Introduction
- Esophagus
- Achalasia
- Diffuse Spasm
- AVC
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Cancer of the esophagus
- Diverticulum of Zencker
- Esophagitis drug
- Peptic Ulcer
- Bleeding peptic ulcer
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Small intestine
- Diarrhoea
- Malabsorption
- Celiac Disease
- Colon
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Diverticular disease of the colon
- Ischemic Colitis
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Disorders of defecation (constipation and incontinence)
- Liver disease
- Pancreatic disease
Head Lecturer(s)
Pedro Manuel Narra Figueiredo
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Gastroenterology in the Elderly: Part I e II
G.N.J.Tytgat - Clinical Gastroenterology; vol. 15 e 16; 2002
Approach to gastrointestinal problems in the elderly.
P.R.Holt - Textbook of Gastroenterology; Yamada; 1997
Balcombe NR., Sinclair A., et al., (2001), Ageing: definitions, mechanisms ant the magnitude of the problem. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 15 (2001), pp. 835-849
Bickley L.S, Szilagyi P.G., (2013). Bate’s Guige to Physical Examination and History Taking. 11ª Ed. (2013), Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; pp 4-23, 433-469, 577-590, 919-953.
Farrell JJ, Friedman LS. Gastrointestinal bleeding in older people. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 29 (2000), pp. 1–36