IMgi-Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds

IMgi-Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Dyspepsia; GI Bleeds is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS),  Inc. This course has been approved for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Original Release Date: July 1, 2020  
Expiration Date: July 1, 2023

TOPIC 1: Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP
• Appraise possible etiologies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• Select and utilize diagnostic criteria to identify IBS, based on the current medical evidence and expert recommendations.
• Use the current medical literature to assess and screen for other conditions that can present with similar IBS symptoms.
• Detect “red flag” signs and symptoms that should make one question the diagnosis of IBS.
• Formulate an EBM diagnostic evaluation for patients with signs and symptoms of IBS.
Use the current medical literature to develop an EBM treatment plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

TOPIC 2: Dyspepsia.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP
• Appraise symptoms and common etiologies for dyspepsia.
• Use EBM to detect “alarm symptoms” that are suspicious of GI malignancy.
• Apply current medical evidence and expert guidelines to construct a diagnostic evaluation for Dyspepsia.
• Determine appropriate treatment for Dyspepsia based on current medical evidence and the likely etiology.

TOPIC 3: GI Bleeds: Upper & Lower
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:  COMP, EBM
• Describe the gastrointestinal tract anatomy and pathophysiologic changes that result in the presentation of bleeding.
• Determine the emergency department “essentials” for the assessment of the patient with GI bleeding.
• Develop a rational framework for the ED treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding, both upper and lower using evidence-based medicine.