Curriculum
- 35 Sections
- 195 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
Expand all sectionsCollapse all sections
- Dyspepsia – Unproven Etiology7
- Dyspepsia – Functional6
- Dyspepsia – Gerd Associated5
- Dysespia – Pud6
- Dyspepsia – Pregnancy-Associated5
- Gord – Infants6
- Constipation7
- Constipation – Children5
- Diarrhoea – Initial Assessment8
- Diarrhoea – ABX Associated (c. diff)6
- Diarrhoea – Traveller Associated7
- Gastroenteritis6
- Bowel Cancer & Screening4
- Diverticula Disease6
- Crohn’s6
- Ulcerative Colitis6
- Other Large Bowel Problems4
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome6
- Infantile Colic5
- Faecal Incontinence6
- Acute Appendicitis4
- Other Small Bowel Diseases6
- Coeliac Disease6
- Hernia’s2
- Anal Fissure5
- Haemorrhoids7
- Pilonidal Sinus5
- Pruritus Ani7
- Threadworms6
- Roundworms6
- Gallstones7
- Acute Cholecystitis6
- NAFLD7
- Liver Cirrhosis4
Treatment Plan
Conservative:
- Lifestyle modifications Medical:
- PPI trial (1 month):
- Omeprazole 20-40mg OD
- Lansoprazole 30mg OD
- Pantoprazole 40mg OD
- Rabeprazole 20mg OD
- H2 receptor antagonists: famotidine, ranitidine H. pylori-positive:
- First line: PPI (double dose) + amoxicillin + (clarithromycin or metronidazole)
- Second line: Switch between clarithromycin/metronidazole
- Penicillin allergy: PPI + clarithromycin + metronidazole
- Alternative: PPI + metronidazole + tetracycline QDS + bismuth salts QDS
Referral:
- Gastroenterology if refractory/recurrent
- Failed second-line H. pylori treatment
- Red flag symptoms