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Psychosocial factors in the care of patients with gastrointestinal disorders -- Approach to the patient with dysphagia or odynophagia -- Approach to the patient with chest pain -- Approach to the patient with gross gastrointestinal bleeding -- Approach to the patient with occult gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- Approach to the patient with unexplained weight loss -- Approach to the patient with nausea and vomiting -- Approach to the patient with abdominal pain -- Approach to the patient with acute abdomen -- Approach to the patient with gas and bloating -- Approach to the patient with ileus or obstruction -- Approach to the patient with diarrhea -- Approach to the patient with constipation -- Approach to the patient with an abdominal mass -- Approach to the patient with ileostomy or ileal pouch -- Approach to the patient with jaundice -- Approach to the patient with abnormal liver chemistry levels -- Approach to the patient with ascites -- Approach to gastrointestinal problems in the elderly -- Approach to gastrointestinal and liver diseases in a female patient -- Approach to the patient requiring nutritional support -- Approach to the patient with alcohol or drug dependency -- Advice to travelers --;Nosocomial infections and risks to health care providers -- Structural anomalies and miscellaneous disorders of the esophagus -- Motor disorders of the esophagus -- Reflux esophagitis and esophageal infections -- Esophageal tumors -- Structural disorders and miscellaneous disorders of the stomach -- Disorders of gastric emptying -- Acid-peptic disorders and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome -- Surgery for peptic ulcer disease and postgastrectomy syndromes -- Functional dyspepsia -- Gastritis, duodenitis, and associated ulcerative lesions -- Tumors of the stomach -- Structural anomalies and miscellaneous diseases of the small intestine -- Dysmotility and bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine -- Infections of the small intestine with bacterial and viral pathogens -- Celiac disease -- Disorders of epithelial transport in the small intestine -- Short bowel syndrome -- Tumors and other neoplastic diseases of the small intestine -- Structural anomalies and diverticular disease of the colon -- Irritable bowel syndrome and motor disorders of the colon -- Bacterial infections of the colon -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Miscellaneous inflammatory and structural disorders of the colon -- Colonic polyps and polyposis syndromes -- Malignant tumors of the colon --;Anorectal diseases -- Structural anomalies and hereditary diseases of the pancreas -- Acute pancreatitis -- Chronic pancreatitis -- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma -- Endocrine neoplasms of the pancreas -- Structural anomalies, tumors, and diseases of the biliary tract -- Biliary tract stones and postcholecystectomy syndrome -- Abdominal cavity: structural anomalies, hernias, intra-abdominal abscesses, and fistulae -- Diseases of the mesentery, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum -- Cholestatic syndromes -- Drug-induced hepatic injury -- Viral hepatitis -- Nonviral hepatitis -- Autoimmune liver disease -- Alcoholic liver disease -- Cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and end-stage liver disease -- Primary hepatic neoplasms -- Gastrointestinal complications of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Parasitic diseases: protozoa and helminths -- Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic diseases -- Gastrointestinal manifestations of immunologic disorders -- Skin lesions associated with gastrointestinal and liver diseases -- Vascular lesions: ectasias, tumors, and malformations -- Mesenteric vascular insufficiency -- Radiation injury -- Endoscopy -- Imaging procedures.

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