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Course Description

Welcome to MOOC on Acute UGIB for medical students ! You will learn about acute UGIB in Malaysia & worldwide in this series of podcast. This module provides the foundation of theoretical knowledge including basic anatomy of the blood supply for the stomach & oesophagus; practical knowledge on history taking and skills to assess a patient with acute GI bleed. You will also learn to investigate and treat acute GI bleed through the podcasts provided. Fun word puzzles and revision quizzes are available for you at the end of each module to gauge your understanding better. We hope that you will have a beneficial & enjoyable experience!

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Know how to take relevant history and assess patient clinically for the severity of bleed
2 ) Evaluate & manage Acute UGIB
3 ) describe the various modalities available to treat acute GIB depending on the cause
4 ) To understand the relevant anatomy of stomach & oesophagus and pathophysiology of acute UGIB

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 1 hour per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Intermediate
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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Syllabus

1.1 : Introduction
1.2: Epidemiology
1.3: Incidences of causes of Acute UGIB

2.1: Anatomy
2.2: Venous Drainage
2.3: Causes of Variceal & Non Variceal Bleed

3.1 : History
3.2: Examination
3.3: Digital Rectal Examination

4.1: Immediate management
4.2: Classes Shock
4.3: Fluid Resuscitation

5.1: Causes of non-variceal bleed
5.2: Forrest classification
5.3: Management

6.1: Assessment & stabilisation and Pharmacotherapy
6.2: Endoscopic Intervention & prevention of rebleeding
6.3: Sengstaken-Blackmore tube

7.1: Angiogram in UGIB
7.2: Role of Interventional Radiology in UGIB
7.3: Case study

8.1: Rockall pre-endoscopy score
8.2: Rockall post-endoscopy score
8.3: Blatchford Score