GI / LIVER SCHOOL-EXAM MASTERY
YEAR 2 | PAGE 23G - LABS, BLEEDING, MALABSORPTION + PROBLEM-SOLVING
C. WHAT SCHOOL EXAMS COMMONLY REQUIRE
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Physiology / hormones | Motility, gastric acid, pancreatic secretion, bile, GI hormones, digestion and nutrient absorption; predict downstream effects of blockade. | |
| Esophagus / stomach | GERD, dysphagia, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis and gastric pathology; connect symptom timing/anatomy to the appropriate diagnostic approach. | |
| Small / large bowel | Diarrhea mechanisms, celiac/malabsorption, obstruction, IBD, diverticular disease and colorectal pathology; localize by stool/symptom pattern. | |
| GI bleeding | Upper vs lower source, hemodynamic severity, BUN/Cr clues, endoscopic/imaging sequence and initial stabilization priorities. | |
| Pancreas / biliary | Pancreatitis, pancreatic insufficiency/cancer, gallstones/cholecystitis/cholangitis and obstructive patterns; interpret enzymes/imaging. | |
| Liver / bilirubin | AST/ALT/ALP patterns, bilirubin fractions, hepatitis, cirrhosis/portal hypertension and synthetic function; distinguish injury from function. | |
| Nutrition / vitamins | Macro/micronutrient deficiency, bariatric/malabsorptive states, alcohol, starvation/refeeding and fat-soluble vitamin consequences. | |
| GI pharmacology | Acid suppression, antiemetics, laxatives/antidiarrheals, IBD therapies, hepatic/pancreatic implications and major toxicities/interactions. |
D. 7-DAY GI / LIVER REVIEW CYCLE
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1-2 | Rebuild motility/secretion/digestion/absorption and GI hormones from memory; immediately work nutrient-absorption and diarrhea questions. | |
| Days 3-4 | Esophagus/stomach + bowel disease. Use symptom localization, stool pattern, pathology and endoscopy/imaging clues rather than disease-name recall. | |
| Day 5 | Pancreas/biliary + liver. Work LFT/bilirubin patterns, portal-hypertension complications, pancreatitis and biliary obstruction. | |
| Day 6 | Timed mixed block with GI bleed, malabsorption, nutrition and pharmacology; classify each miss by reasoning failure. | |
| Day 7 | Targeted repair only; re-test weak mechanisms on NEW vignettes, then finish with a cumulative mixed GI/hepatobiliary set. |
D. 7-DAY GI / LIVER REVIEW CYCLE — E. GI / LIVER ERROR-LOG TAXONOMY
LOCALIZATION - site; PHYSIOLOGY - secretion/motility/absorption; LAB - LFT/bilirubin; BLEEDING - source/sequence; NUTRITION - deficiency; THERAPY - drug/next step. SCHOOL-EXAM GATE - Localize from symptoms/labs, interpret LFT/bilirubin and malabsorption patterns, select the next diagnostic step, and predict treatment/nutrition consequences. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY